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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 by human eyes.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Taken from close to the lunar surface, it showed our planet rising in the distance.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Dust storms and spinning dust devils sweep across the surface, continually reshaping the landscape and driving processes that scientists are only beginning to fully understand.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

While the four astronauts will not touch down on the lunar surface, they are expected to break the record for the farthest distance from Earth during their pass around the Moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The earthquake caused the pier to shift and sink so that it lay just below the surface of the river.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret