Photos from Aretmis II offer a glimpse at what it was like for the astronauts to experience a 54-minute solar eclipse from the dark side of the moon

Nasa has released the first photographs taken by the Artemis II astronauts during their fly-by of the Moon. The first image, above, shows an 'Earthset' as the astronauts glimpsed our home planet peeking out beyond a cratered lunar landscape.

The four Artemis II astronauts in Orion witnessed a spectacular total solar eclipse during their lunar flyby on Monday, April 6. Here’s how to see one yourself.

The Artemis II crew was able to witness countless rare sights on its historic lunar flyby journey, including the sun completely disappearing behind the moon from their Orion spacecraft. On Thursday, NASA posted a stunning video of the "solar eclipse as seen by the Artemis II crew.

WASHINGTON — The crew of the Artemis II mission made history yet again on Monday, when the four astronauts aboard the Orion looped around the moon at the farthest distance from Earth ever traveled by humans and witnessed a total solar eclipse.

The four Artemis II astronauts in Orion are preparing for their lunar flyby on Monday, April 6, during which they will be eclipsed as they become the most distant humans.

The Artemis II astronauts witnessed a solar eclipse from space during their historic flyby over the moon, a sight few have seen in person.

The four-member crew witnessed the eclipse while beyond the Moon, creating a vastly different visual experience from what we would typically see on Earth, as noted by CNN and Scie

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