Taking time out to send Easter greetings down to Earth, the four Artemis 2 astronauts closed in on the moon Sunday, already seeing unexpected detail on the surface and giving scientists a taste of things to come during a pass over the lunar far side Monday evening.

As part of Nasa's plans to return humans to the Moon, the Artemis programme is one of the most ambitious space projects of all time.

Track the progress of the Artemis II mission with the latest updates and news from the historic mission to the moon's orbit.

Nasa mission enters second day, with crew hoping to become first people to orbit moon in more than 50 years

Spacecraft’s engine fired up for six minutes to propell astronauts on their three-day voyage towards Earth’s natural satellite

Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Hansen spent their first hours in space performing checks and troubleshooting minor problems on the spacecraft.…

The team completes a critical engine burn that will propel the spacecraft to the far side of the Moon.

NASA announced Saturday that the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission were closer to moon than to the Earth.

Taking time out to send Easter greetings down to Earth, the four Artemis 2 astronauts closed in on the moon Sunday, already seeing unexpected detail on the surface and giving…

Nasa team get deeper into space than any humans have ever ventured

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 Artemis II crew woke up Sunday as the first humans to put eyes on the moon in 50 years, and will go to sleep nearing its sphere of gravitational influence.

Charlie Duke flew to the moon in 1972 during Apollo 16, alongside John Young and Ken Mattingly. While in space, Duke left something special behind.

Erstmals seit mehr als 50 Jahren sind wieder Menschen auf dem Weg zum Mond. Ihre Kapsel ist etwa groß wie zwei Minivans - trotzdem findet die Crew Platz für eine Ostertradition.

More breathtaking images released over the weekend from NASA's Artemis II mission show both the moon and Earth in all its cosmic glory. Take a look.

Four astronauts are set to become Earth’s farthest travelled and exceed a 1970 record on the fifth day of the mission

Auch an Ostern hatten die Astronauten an Bord der Mondmission Artemis II alle Hände voll zu tun, um ihr Vorbeiflugmanöver vorzubereiten. Eier gab es trotzdem.

With the moon now filling their windows, the Artemis II astronauts set a record Monday as the farthest humans from Earth during a lunar flyby promising magnificent views of the…

HOUSTON: The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission flew on Monday to the deepest point in space reached by any human, sailing along a path of lunar gravitational pull en…

Crew of Orion capsule spent emotional day documenting surface of moon – and paying homage to astronauts who paved the way

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