Artemis 2 astronauts witness a rare solar eclipse from beyond the moon during their historic lunar flyby.

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 are preparing for their lunar flyby on Monday, April 6, during which they will be eclipsed as they become the most distant humans.

Artemis II astronauts recently made a flyby beyond the moon after the last one done by Apollo astronauts in 1972.This marks NASA's bold step back towa.

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,

A total solar eclipse will cross the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain on August 12, 2026. The Moon’s umbral shadow will make landfall in the Northern Hemisphere during the late afternoon and early evening hours in Europe,