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NASA Artemis II astronauts to speak from deep space after record-setting flyby
By Joey Roulette HOUSTON, April 8 (Reuters) - Four astronauts traveling back from the far side of the moon on NASA's Artemis II mission will speak with reporters in their first press conference from space on Wednesday.

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BBC Speaks to Artemis II Crew in Space
How Artemis II is setting up the next stage of space exploration
Artemis II moon mission breaks record for distance from Earth
The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II mission entered the moon's gravitational sphere of influence early Monday morning as they cruised along a path that will soon ​take them over the shadowed, lun...

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Nasa team focused on getting Moon mission astronauts back to Earth safely
NASA Artemis II Astronauts Reaches Farthest Point From Earth Ever Traveled By Humans During Historic Moon Flyby
Watch live: NASA outlines Artemis II progress as mission wraps up
The lunar flyby mission, which launched on April 1, took the crew — Cmdr. Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency mission specialist Jeremy Hanse...

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Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record with daring moon flyby that included a solar eclipse
Artemis II crew head for home after travelling further from Earth than anyone before

Artemis II is 'inspiring' a whole generation

The Oxfordshire based psychologist trains astronauts and says Nasa's ongoing Artemis II mission has been "inspiring" for a whole generation back on Earth. No humans have ever been further from home than the four Artemis crew members were on Monday, as they conducted a dramatic lunar fly-by.

Where are the Artemis II astronauts now? Here's a mission tracker

The Artemis II astronauts are on their way back to Earth, approaching 209,100 miles from home. Track their journey.

Artemis 2 Mission Achieves Another Historic First

The Artemis II and International Space Station crews held a historic moonship-to-spaceship radio linkup on Tuesday.

Highlights from Artemis II reveal life in space is even weirder than we thought

Life in space is weirder than you might think, with the crew facing toilet issues, saliva collections, DIY fixes to onboard components and a menu of dehydrated food.

Time of Artemis II splashdown in California, what it will look like

When is the Artemis II splashdown in California? Orion capsule is set to splash down about 8:07 pm ET Friday, April 10, 2026, possibly near San Diego.
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Artemis 2 astronauts spy the Milky Way | Space photo of the day for April 8, 2026

The image captures the glowing ribbon of the galactic plane, where the vast majority of the Milky Way's stars are concentrated.
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These photos of the moon weren’t taken by Artemis II, they are AI or taken from Earth

Ildar Ibatullin confirmed to PolitiFact via Instagram that those are his images and they were captured from Earth using a reflector telescope and a DSLR camera, not taken by NASA or from the Artemis II mission.