The four NASA Artemis II astronauts will swing around the far side of the moon, venturing deeper into space than any humans in history.

Follow live updates as NASA's Artemis II crew members circle the moon in the Orion spacecraft. The astronauts lifted off last week and are expected to come within 4,070 miles of the lunar surface.

Artemis II astronauts will observe the moon's far side, break a distance record and study lunar features during the NASA mission's historic lunar flyby.

It's a beautiful sight." The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission are now closer to the moon than they are to Earth, the first time humans have even approached the moon for more than half a century.

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Prepares for Lunar Flyby on Monday transcript “Happy Easter to everyone down there on Earth.” “We did want to send a special Easter message on this day.” “We did hide a few eggs around the cabin.

The crew’s Orion capsule entered what’s known as the lunar sphere of influence at around 12:41 a.m. ET Monday, crossing into the region of space where the moon’s gravitational pull is stronger than the pull of Earth’s.

Artemis II and its four-man crew have entered the Moon’s “sphere of influence,” meaning the spacecraft is more affected by lunar gravity than the Earth’s pull. The transition occurred at a distance of 39,

NASA says the Artemis II crew has passed the halfway mark between Earth and the moon, releasing new images of Earth from the capsule. Speaking with CBS News from Mission Control in Houston, the astronauts said the mission has already shown them things they’ve never experienced,