Artemis's stunning Moon pictures - science or holiday photos?

The story behind the beautiful pictures beamed back to Earth from the Artemis II astronauts.

Artemis astronauts enters the final phase of their run-up to a lunar loop

The Artemis astronauts entered the final phase of their run-up to a lunar loop on Monday, a tipping point of sorts that means the Moon's gravity is now having a stronger pull on the spacecraft than Earth's.

By FRANCE24

Artemis mission takes historic step as astronauts conduct lunar flyby

The astronauts of NASA’s Artemis mission have reached a crucial moment in their journey to the Moon, entering the final phase before their historic lunar flyby.

By RFI

Artemis crew reaches moon’s ‘sphere of influence’ and approaches record-breaking 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, lunar far side to become the farthest-flying humans in history.