Artemis II astronauts witness a total solar eclipse

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Artemis II pilot Victor Glover has just told the crew on the ground that what the four astronauts are currently seeing is "truly hard to describe". "I know this observation won't be of any scientific value but I'm really glad we launched on April 1st, because humans have probably not evolved to see what we are seeing," he tells them. US President Donald Trump has threatened to take out Iran in one night if they fail to agree a deal to reopen the strait of Hormuz before his latest deadline, eight pm Washington DC time. How is that being received in Iran? (Photo: The moon rises over a power plant reactor near Herten, Germany, 07 April 2026. As the moon rises over Germany, the Artemis II crew is orbiting the moon in the Orion capsule; Credit: Christopher Neundorf/EPA/Shutterstock)