Artemis II live tracker, day 7: Astronauts returning to Earth after historic lunar flyby

The Artemis II crew—NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen—are heading back to Earth after completing an historic lunar flyby.

Artemis II catches solar eclipse from space
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Astronauts on board the Artemis II are on their home. However, that's not before gathering evidence of solar eclipse only visible from space. The astronauts described what they saw. 

Artemis II: Astronauts describe solar eclipse from space
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The Artemis II astronauts described their experience of viewing a solar eclipse from Orion on April 6. The solar eclipse was only visible to the astronauts on the spacecraft and not visible from Earth.  The astronauts witnessed the eclipse around 8:30 p.m., describing the visible corona – the sun's outer layer – creating a layer around the moon. 

When does Artemis II return to Earth?

When does Artemis II return from its 10-day mission to the moon, and where will the crew land?

Artemis II live tracker, day 6: Track NASA's moon mission

Astronauts are expected to hit a major milestone in the Artemis II mission with a historic flyby of the moon on Monday afternoon.

What happened to Apollo 13? 'Houston, we've had a problem'

What began as a mission to land on the moon became history’s most harrowing space rescue after a technical failure forced the crew of Apollo 13 into a 200,000-mile race for survival.

Where is Artemis 2 right now? Here's the timeline, hour by hour

Artemis II and its crew will conduct its historic lunar flyby on Monday afternoon, April 6, traveling farther from Earth than any human in space, surpassing Apollo 13's mission in 1970, and observing the moon's lunar surface for nearly six hours.

Artemis II: 4 astronauts beat 1970 farthest distance from Earth record
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On April 6, 2026, at 1:57 p.m., Artemis II set the record for humans' farthest distance from Earth. Half-way into their 10-day mission around the moon, astronauts reflected on the historic moment. 

Artemis II: Photos of moon, Earth, space from NASA, CSA astronauts

Here are some of the best photos of the moon and Earth from Artemis II's astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft on its historic space flight to the moon and back.

Artemis II: Moon crater named after Reid Wiseman's late wife, Carroll

Moments after the Artemis II crew surpassed the Apollo 13 mission milestone – traveling farther from Earth in space than any humans in his – there was a touching moment in the Orion spacecraft.

Florida Rep. Haridopolos wants a Moon colony 'soon'
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Florida Congressman Mike Haridopolos, representing much of Florida's Space Coast joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom to discuss the status of the Artemis II moon mission and his continued advocacy for NASA and the U.S. space programs during his time in Congress, as well as working with the Trump administration despite their proposed budget cuts to NASA this year.

Artemis II live tracker, day 5: Follow NASA's mission to the moon

The Artemis II astronauts and Orion spacecraft are more than two-thirds of the distance to the moon's lunar surface, NASA said. Track the astronauts and mission live.

Artemis II live tracker: Follow NASA's mission to the moon

Artemis II and its crew aboard the Orion spacecraft are more than halfway to the moon and preparing for a lunar flyby on Monday, NASA said.

NASA: Artemis II completes translunar injection burn on way to the moon

We are now officially 24 hours into the historic Artemis II mission. Following Wednesday night’s iconic liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast, the four-person crew is currently orbiting Earth, but the most critical decision of the mission is still looming just hours away.

Artemis II: Day 2 of Historic Lunar Mission
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Ken Kremer, Managing Editor of Space UpClose, joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom following the successful launch of the historic Artemis II.