Artemis II astronauts now closer to the moon than the Earth

Crew members can now see the moon, which one described as a beautiful sight', from their spacecraft's docking hatch

The Artemis II crew are now closer to the moon than the Earth, Nasa has said, as the four astronauts completed the third day of their flight to the moon.

We can see the moon out of the docking hatch right now. It's a beautiful sight," said an unnamed member of the crew, which Nasa shared in a post on X on Saturday morning.