Artemis's stunning Moon pictures - science or holiday photos?

The story behind the beautiful pictures beamed back to Earth from the Artemis II astronauts.

Artemis II astronauts on course to set new distance record during moon flyby

Four astronauts are set to become Earth’s farthest travelled and exceed a 1970 record on the sixth day of the mission Artemis II astronauts are on course to set a new distance record Monday when they fly by the moon without stopping there – and then swing around for planet Earth. The four astronauts – Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of the US space agency Nasa; and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen – will become Earth’s farthest travelled, going 5,000 miles (8,047km...

By Edward Helmore

Artemis astronauts enters the final phase of their run-up to a lunar loop

The Artemis astronauts entered the final phase of their run-up to a lunar loop on Monday, a tipping point of sorts that means the Moon's gravity is now having a stronger pull on the spacecraft than Earth's.

By FRANCE24

NASA's Artemis II mission: Crew honours Jeremy Hansen with ‘astronaut gold pin’, an elite spaceflight award

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By TOI Science Desk

Artemis mission takes historic step as astronauts conduct lunar flyby

The astronauts of NASA’s Artemis mission have reached a crucial moment in their journey to the Moon, entering the final phase before their historic lunar flyby.

By RFI

Artemis crew reaches moon’s ‘sphere of influence’ and approaches record-breaking distance from Earth

The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission entered the moon's gravitational sphere of influence early Monday morning as they cruised along a path that will soon take them over the shadowed, lunar far side to become the farthest-flying humans in history.

Artemis II crew nears historic distance record during dramatic lunar flyby

Artemis II crew soon to lose contact in most perilous leg of lunar voyage - The Observer

Artemis II crew soon to lose contact in most perilous leg of lunar voyage  The Observer

Artemis crew reaches the moon, approaches record-breaking distance from Earth

The milestone is a key moment in Artemis II, aiming to return astronauts to the Moon by 2028

By Reuters