The four astronauts said they were returning to Earth with "so many more pictures, so many more stories".

The Artemis II crew go further than any humans before in Nasa's first crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years.

Nasa astronauts begin journey home having collected eagerly awaited images of impact craters and ridges

On Wednesday, two days after their moon flyby, the crew of the Artemis II mission settled in for a day of preparation to return to Earth.

The four astronauts said they were returning to Earth with "so many more pictures, so many more stories".

The Artemis II astronauts are approaching the point where they are closer in space to Earth than they are to the moon. Here's a live tracker.

The astronauts of Artemis II will end their historic mission with a splashdown near San Diego. Here's the scary stuff that happens before they do.

Crew fielded questions of trip with ‘limitless potential’ from members of the Congress ahead of splashdown

The four astronauts are set to touch down on Earth and conclude the 10-day mission after completing moon flyby

NASA's gumdrop-shaped Orion capsule, dubbed Integrity, parachuted gently into the sea off the Southern California coast shortly after 5 p.m. PT.

If all goes well, the crew will end up bobbing safely in the ocean aboard its Orion capsule, dubbed Integrity, shortly after 8 p.m. ET off the coast of San Diego.

Splashdown for the Artemis II crew is scheduled for Friday evening, and NASA will livestream the historic homecoming.

NASA’s four Artemis II astronauts return to Earth after a historic moon mission, with Orion set for Pacific splashdown shortly after 8 p.m. ET.

Splashdown for the Artemis II crew is expected Friday, April 10, off the California coast near San Diego. Follow along for the latest developments.

The astronauts are set to splash down off the coast of San Diego, California

The Artemis II crew has reached the last part of its mission to circle the moon in a first step to returning humans to its surface -- splashdown day.

Follow the latest updates as astronauts prepare for fiery re-entry in Earth’s atmosphere after 10-day mission to fly around the moon

Artemis II is nearing its end, but NASA's moon missions are only just beginning. Here's what next, including that highly-anticipated lunar landing.

Their 13-minute fiery plunge through the atmosphere concluded a historic mission that went deeper into space than anyone had flown before.

The astronauts are set to splash down off the coast of San Diego, California

L’uscita dei quattro astronauti dalla capsula Orion tra gli applausi