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Artemis 2 LIVE: Artemis 2 astronauts ready for historic moon flyby
Sunday, April 5, 2026: See our latest news and updates on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission.
Humanity is back at the moon! Artemis 2 astronauts arrive in lunar space
The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 mission have arrived at the moon. They entered the lunar sphere of influence early Monday morning (April 6).
When the moon hits your eye from your Orion ship up high, that's a 'mare' for Artemis 2
The four Artemis 2 astronauts had a chance to observe the moon this weekend, and to say they were thrilled may be an understatement of cosmic proportions.
Artemis 2 astronauts are about to see one of the rarest skywatching sights of all — a solar eclipse from beyond the moon
The four Artemis 2 astronauts will see a solar eclipse from beyond the moon's far side on Monday evening (April 6), and they'll use the opportunity to make some science observations.
The breakout star of NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission isn't an astronaut — it's the space toilet
The on-again, off-again lunar loo allows astronauts to "go" at the moon like no one's gone before.
The powerful new Rubin Observatory just found 11,000 new asteroids and measured 'tens of thousands more'
This offers us a glimpse of the discovery surge scientists expect to occur once full operations begin.
On this day in space: April 5, 1973: Pioneer 11 launches to Jupiter & Saturn
On April 5, 1973, NASA launched the Pioneer 11 mission into the outer solar system.
Artemis 2 moon astronauts will try to recreate Apollo 8's historic 'Earthrise' photo during April 6 flyby
Plans are in place for the crew of Artemis 2 to try to replicate one of the most famous images ever taken from space — Apollo 8's shot of Earth rising over the moon's horizon.
