The four NASA Artemis II astronauts will swing around the far side of the moon, venturing deeper into space than any humans in history.

The astronauts and cameras on NASA's Artemis II mission are capturing stunning photos of the Earth, moon and Orion spacecraft.

Ahead of a lunar flyby on Monday, the crew celebrated the astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s first spaceflight and got a special message from Charlie Duke, the Apollo 16 moonwalker.

The Artemis II crew has crossed the halfway mark on its journey to the moon, with NASA releasing new imagery Saturday morning on X as the four astronauts prepare for a historic flyaround that will take them farther from Earth than any human has traveled in more than half a century.

The four Artemis II astronauts are preparing for photography and reviewing lunar geography as their Orion spacecraft heads to the moon on Day 4 of flight.

The Artemis II, which launched on Wednesday, has passed its halfway point to the moon. On Friday, crew members shared new photos of Earth from space.

NASA's Artemis II crew left Earth orbit Thursday evening en route for the moon, marking a milestone not reached in more than 50 years.

The four astronauts on NASA's Artemis 2 mission began their fifth day journeying to the Moon on Sunday, after already taking in sights of the lunar surface never before seen