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Artemis Astronauts Enter Moon's Gravitational Pull, Catch First Glimpses of Far Side


NASA's Artemis astronauts are now entering "the lunar sphere of influence," reports NBC News, "meaning the pull of the moon's gravity will become stronger than Earth's." Now as they begin their swing around the moon, the Artemis astronauts "are chasing after Apollo 13's maximum range from Earth," ...

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