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Astronauts Wiseman and Hansen taking photos of Moon We've just been hearing from the Nasa Mission Control Center, which has been sharing insight into what the astronauts are currently observing on the Moon. Mission control says commander Reid Wiseman and astronaut Jeremy Hansen have been at...

The lunar observation period has begun and will continue for around seven hours Shortly before 23:44 BST (18:44 EDT; 22:44 GMT), mission control is expecting to temporarily lose communication with the crew, as the Orion spacecraft passes behind the Moon Not long after this, the astronauts will...

The astronauts are expected to take a photo of Earth from the far side of the Moon similar to the iconic one taken by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders on Christmas Eve 1968. Out here in the garden right now the Sun is setting on a beautiful spring evening. I can't see the Moon but I can see...

Artemis II approaches far side of the Moon 'The Earth is a small crescent' - Wiseman Commander Reid Wiseman, leading the Artemis mission, has been giving an update of the view that his crew is seeing from the spacecraft's window. "The Earth is a small crescent out there. It's magnificent. I...

Artemis II crew challenges next generation 'to make sure this record is not long-lived' On breaking the Apollo 13 record, one of the Artemis astronauts says: "We surpass the furthest distance humans have ever travelled from planet earth. We do so in honouring the extraordinary efforts and feats...

Artemis II - carrying the four loneliest humans in history - is just over four hours away from the far side of the Moon. The spacecraft will spend three hours flying over the Moon's far side during which the crew will take spectacular photos and make spectacular sketches. For forty minutes...

Breaking News Artemis II crew breaks record for the furthest humans have ever travelled from Earth The Artemis II crew has broken the record for the furthest distance humans have travelled from Earth. The record was previously set by the Apollo 13 crew in 1970 - the crew travelled 248,655...

The Moon is further from Earth than probably most people think it is. You could fit the other seven planets in the Solar System between Earth and the Moon.

A photograph of our planet from the Orion crew as they head to the far side of the Moon. After completing an engine thrust which greatly increased their speed and slingshotted them out of Earth's orbit around midnight UK time last night the four astronauts are expected to reach the Moon's orbit...

The United States has invited Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla for a State Visit - and Their Majesties have accepted the invitation. The British Head of State and his wife are to partake in the State Visit in the year the US celebrates 250 years of independence and the State Visit...

In the night sky with their lights flashing they look like UFOs. It's like an alien invasion. Thankfully, they're friendly.

"Vibrations in my chest!" Mission is to pave way for humans to walk on the Moon again.... and to walk on Mars Sky News correspondent Thomas Moore watches Artemis II launch as humanity goes to the Moon once again. Even from such a distance he could feel reverberations within him...

Successful launch for Artemis II The ground shakes as the huge American rocket - the most powerful rocket ever constructed - blasts off taking humanity to the Moon for the first time in 54 years. Cheers rang out at Cape Canaveral in Florida as the mighty spacecraft reached over 1200mph in mere...

Incredible live Sky News footage as the huge rocket successfully lifts off...

Plane spotters out in force at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk as multiple American Warthog jets arrive after Britain authorised American planes to use RAF bases to attack Iran. The Americans have been granted permission from their British allies to use several of their RAF bases to carry out strikes...

RAF Regiment gains its first "aces" Four RAF gunners have shot down dozens of Iranian drones. The four expert crackshots have become the first RAF "aces" from the RAF Regiment, the RAF's ground combat force. Meanwhile, as the war continues, a pair of allied USAF B-52 bombers has arrived at...

NASA is about to launch Artemis II any moment now. The historic ten day mission is to see four crew members travel around the Moon and they will become the furthest people from Earth in history.

The remains of French musketeer d'Artagnan (1611-1673) may have been found in a Dutch church. D'Artagnan was immortalised in the 1844 Alexandre Dumas novel "The Three Musketeers"...

Ancient ceremony takes place as new Archbishop of Canterbury is enthroned Sarah Mullaly is only the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury. So you can see how rare this is. It's like a Coronation. The 106th Archbishop of Canterbury knocked on the door of Canterbury Cathedral pleading to be let in as...