The astronauts lost connection with Nasa while behind the Moon, as they passed the furthest point humans have ever travelled from Earth.

Wiseman, Hansen, pilot Victor Glover and Christina Koch were on track to pass as close as 4,070 miles (6,550 kilometers) to the moon, as their Orion capsule whips past it, hangs a U-turn and then heads back toward Earth. It will take them four days to get back, with a splashdown in the Pacific concluding their test flight on Friday.

The world has tracked the journey of NASA’s Artemis II mission for five days. The four astronauts have launched into space, tested life support and other important systems of their Orion spacecraft, tangled with the vehicle’s toilet,

The Artemis II astronauts surpassed the Apollo 13 record of 248,655 miles from Earth on Monday at 12:56 p.m. Central time.

What does Earth look like from the vantage point of Artemis II's astronauts? NASA released a handful of images on Friday of Earth, taken from space by Commander Reid Wiseman and others aboard the

The first humans to travel around the moon in more than 50 years experience hours of scientific wonder — and moments of deep emotion.

Earth may have won a cosmic chemistry lottery. Researchers found that during the planet’s earliest formation, oxygen had to be in an extremely narrow “Goldilocks zone” for two life-essential elements,

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory reports three asteroids will safely pass Earth on April 7, 2026. Asteroids such as 2011 FT9, 2024 TB7 and 2002 TB70 will miss by wide margins. NASA tracks such flybys to refine orbital predictions and bolster planetary defense.