Artemis II astronauts observed the moon's far side, broke a distance record and studied lunar features during the NASA mission's historic lunar flyby.

Besides photographing the scenes with high-powered Nikon cameras, the astronauts also pulled out their iPhones for some impromptu shots.

The NASA-led Artemis II mission, carrying a four-person crew beyond Earth orbit for the first time since 1972, conducted a seven-hour flyby of the moon.

NASA's Artemis II crew, travelling farther from Earth than any humans before them, flew past the moon Monday. Their mission serves as a stepping stone for a planned 2028 landing on the lunar surface.

NASA's Artemis II astronauts swung around the moon in their Orion spacecraft on Monday, coming within 4,067 miles of the lunar surface.

The crew of NASA's Artemis II mission is about to make spaceflight history as they approach the moon for the first time in more than half-a-century.

Viewers can watch NASA’s Artemis II making a lunar flyby on Monday, carrying astronauts farther from Earth than ever before.

Artemis II hit a key milestone Thursday when Orion ignited its engine, propelling the crew on a trip that will reach deeper into space than any human has traveled.