From ancient lunar lava to personal tributes, new images from the Artemis II space mission capture fresh perspectives of our celestial neighbour.

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

The astronauts will enter the 'lunar sphere of influence' overnight on Sunday, setting a record by venturing farther from Earth than any human before.

The astronauts of Artemis II flew further from Earth than any human before them