How Artemis II will fly around the Moon (Astronomy Magazine)
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SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 04/06/2026
TODAYARTEMIS II FLIES BY THE FARSIDE : Artemis II is making a historic pass over the Moon’s farside today, April 6th, giving astronauts a view no human has seen since Apollo. Communications with Earth will go silent for ~40 minutes during the farside transit. When contact resumes, the crew will beam high-resolution images back to Earth–including rare views of a solar eclipse behind the Moon.
