Astronauts witnessing total solar eclipse after regaining contact with Earth following Moon fly-by

The Artemis II astronauts have set up cameras to capture the stages of the eclipse, after earlier losing connection with Nasa for 40 minutes.

Artemis astronauts will face a terrifying 40-minute blackout during journey around the dark side of the moon: ‘Let’s pray’

It’s the sound of silence. Tonight, the moon-bound astronauts and NASA mission control will face a nail-biting moment this evening when the Artemis II enters a deep-space dead zone that cuts them off from Earth for around an hour.

Live Updates: Artemis II Begins Return to Earth After Swinging Around Moon’s Far Side

The Artemis II astronauts have now ventured farther from Earth than anyone else in the history of humanity. At 1:56 p.m. Eastern time, their distance from Earth passed 248,655 miles, the record that had been set by Apollo 13 in 1970. For the next few hours, they will travel farther, reaching a distance of 252,752 miles.

Artemis 2 astronauts are about to see one of the rarest skywatching sights of all — a solar eclipse from beyond the moon

The four Artemis 2 astronauts will see a solar eclipse from beyond the moon's far side on Monday evening (April 6), and they'll use the opportunity to make some science observations.

Artemis II updates: Crew flies by moon's far side, begins journey back home

Astronauts aboard the Artemis II will conduct a moon flyby Monday in a historic space milestone. Follow for live updates.