Artemis II in Eclipse

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A solar eclipse as seen from the far side of the Moon. 54 minutes of totality. April 6, 2026. During the Artemis II lunar flyby, the crew witnessed something no human has ever seen before: a total solar eclipse from beyond the Moon. From their position aboard Orion, the Moon appeared large enough to completely block the Sun, producing nearly 54 minutes of totality, far beyond anything possible from Earth's surface. What surrounds the dark lunar disk is still being studied. The glowing halo could be the Sun's corona, zodiacal light, or a combination of both. The science community is actively investigating. Stars that are normally invisible when imaging the Moon became clearly visible with the Sun blocked. And on the Moon's nearside, a faint glow appears: Earthshine, sunlight bouncing off ou