The Artemis II astronauts witnessed a solar eclipse from space during their historic flyby over the moon, a sight few have seen in person.

The Artemis II crew flew farther from Earth than any humans in history as they passed over the far side of the moon on Monday night.

NASA’s Artemis II crew just gave the world its first close-up look at the Moon’s far side, releasing a series of high-resolution images that include a rare, in-space view of a solar eclipse. The photos,

The Artemis II are concluding their historic lunar flyby observations with an epic total solar eclipse. (AP Photo)

Photos from Aretmis II offer a glimpse at what it was like for the astronauts to experience a 54-minute solar eclipse from the dark side of the moon

The NASA moon mission completed several key milestones as its crew looped around the lunar body. It's expected to splash down on Earth on Friday.

As they traveled back toward Earth following a solar eclipse and a communications blackout, the president called the space capsule to praise the four astronauts on the success of their mission.

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