US EditionArtemis II Astronauts Witness Solar Eclipse From Space. What They Saw
The crew used special cameras and protective gear to study the Sun’s corona and the Moon’s far side during a 57-minute totality, NASA said.
- On Tuesday, the four Artemis II astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Jeremy Hansen—experienced a rare total solar eclipse from behind the moon as their Orion spacecraft moved into the lunar shadow.
- This spectacle marks the climax of the 10-day spaceflight, occurring as the spacecraft swings around the lunar far side; radio contact with Mission Control drops for roughly 40 minutes as the moon blocks the signal.
- Unlike terrestrial eclipses lasting minutes, this event stretched 57 minutes, allowing the crew to study the solar corona and help researchers understand solar winds and flares affecting Earth's satellites and power grids.
- "Humans probably have not evolved to see what we're seeing," pilot Victor Glover said. Rise, a plush mascot designed by a California second-grader, floated through the cabin as the zero-gravity indicator.
- Following the eclipse, the spacecraft begins its journey home for a splashdown off the California coast on Friday, April 10. This mission marks NASA's return to lunar space, echoing the historic 1968 Apollo 8 Earthrise.
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Artemis II Astronauts Photograph Solar Eclipse From Beyond the Moon
The NASA Artemis II crew had a very eventful April 6. After breaking Apollo 13's record for the farthest distance humans have ever been from Earth, the crew got busy taking a lot of photos, including unique photos of the Moon and beautiful eclipse photos unlike anything visible on Earth.
Artemis II crew witnesses rare cosmic eclipse while behind the moon
Astronauts aboard Artemis II are currently experiencing something truly extraordinary an eclipse that cannot be seen from Earth. As their Orion spacecraft moves behind the Moon, the Sun has completely vanished from view. The Moon blocks all sunlight, plunging space into a deep, almost surreal darkness. Sun’s hidden halo With the Sun covered, the astronauts can clearly see the solar corona, the outer layer of the Sun that usually remains hidden.…
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