Humans have seen the far-side of the moon with the unaided eye for the first time, as the Artemis II crew passed behind it during their lunar flyby.
The astronauts are on their way back to Earth from the moon after going deeper into space than any humans have ever gone before.
The Orion spacecraft travelled a record-breaking 252,756 miles (406,771km) away from Earth on Monday evening, becoming so close to the moon it appeared to them the size of a basketball held at arm’s length, Nasa said.
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