lunar

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Its radio and laser connections to Earth were cut off, leaving the four astronauts alone on the lunar far side for about 40 minutes.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Artemis III, in Earth’s orbit, aims to test docking procedures with SpaceX’s and Blue Origin’s lunar landers next year, and Artemis IV, slated for 2028, hopes to put boots on the dusty lunar surface.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Those three along with mission commander Reid Wiseman will spend much of their lunar flyby that's expected Monday documenting the Moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

For the first time in more than half a century, astronauts will fly around the Moon on Monday, marking the high point of the Artemis 2's lunar mission.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

From the size of the Earth’s shadow on the Moon during a lunar eclipse, he deduced that the Sun had to be much larger than the Earth, as well as very far away.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan