The Artemis II crew is now just 13,000 miles away from the moon, and about half an hour from surpassing the record for the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth. That record, 248,655 miles, was set by Apollo 13 in 1970, according to NASA.

NASA officials have previously spoken of the possibility of extraterrestrial life amid scientific uncertainty while highlighting the agency’s role in collecting evidence for the search of alien life. In 2023, then NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced that he was appointing a committee of scientists to address “so many suspicions about aliens.”

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory reports three asteroids will safely pass Earth on April 7, 2026. Asteroids such as 2011 FT9, 2024 TB7 and 2002 TB70 will miss by wide margins. NASA tracks such flybys to refine orbital predictions and bolster planetary defense.

Thanks to NASA's live-stream, you can watch Artemis II's lunar flyby and see the moon mission head deeper into space than ever before. The post Live Stream NASA’s Lunar Flyby as Moon Mission Goes

NASA's Artemis II faced a planned communication blackout for nearly 40 minutes as Orion passed behind the Moon.