{"id":400754,"date":"2026-04-07T01:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/skywatching\/night-sky-network\/night-sky-network-celebrates-artemis-ii\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T01:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:29:14","slug":"night-sky-network-celebrates-artemis-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=400754","title":{"rendered":"Night Sky Network Celebrates Artemis II"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\">\n<div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\">\n<p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">1 min read<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Night Sky Network Celebrates Artemis II<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Today, the crew of Artemis II reaches a milestone, traveling farther than any humans in recorded history, as they orbit the far side of the Moon, roughly 4,000 miles above the lunar surface.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>You can watch this historic broadcast on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z-j1uxBmis0\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NASA\u2019s YouTube<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0channel today, April 6, 2026, at 10 AM Pacific (1 PM Eastern), or on <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NASA+<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to celebrate with your communities with the following NSN resources:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/237\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weird Ways to Observe the Moon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/393\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why Does the Moon Have Phases?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/342\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exploring Moon Phases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/391\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Skywatcher\u2019s Guide to the Moon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/389\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why Doesn\u2019t the Moon Fall to Earth?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/343\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moon Myths from Around the World<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/94\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apollo at 50 Moon Toolkit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/385\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Can You See The Flag On the Moon?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/367\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Earth Craters and Moon Map<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From us here at Night Sky Network,\u00a0Godspeed Integrity, and the crew of Artemis II!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013Vivian White and Kat Troche<br \/>The NASA Night Sky Network Team<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the crew of Artemis II reaches a milestone, traveling farther than any humans in recorded history, as they orbit the far side of the Moon, roughly 4,000 miles above the lunar surface.\u00a0 You can watch this historic broadcast on\u00a0NASA\u2019s YouTube\u00a0channel today, April 6, 2026, at 10 AM Pacific (1 PM Eastern), or on NASA+. 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