Nasa has released a rare video of a solar eclipse captured from space, as astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission reach the halfway point on their journey back to Earth. According to Nasa, the Orion spacecraft is on track to splash down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego at approximately 8.

After entering the far side of the moon and breaking a distance record in space, the Artemis II crew captured a total solar eclipse of the Sun on video.

The four Artemis II astronauts in Orion are preparing for their lunar flyby on Monday, April 6, during which they be eclipsed as they become the most distant humans.

Photos from Aretmis II offer a glimpse at what it was like for the astronauts to experience a 54-minute solar eclipse from the dark side of the moon

After days in deep sapce, the journey home has truly begun. NASA's Artemis II astronauts have officially crossed the halfway mark on their return from the Moon, bringing the historic mission closer to its dramatic finale.

NASA's Artemis II crew just saw a 57-minute total solar eclipse from the far side of the moon. NASA's next eclipse comes in 2045 during the "Greatest American Eclipse."

During the mission's loop around the moon, the crew took geological observations of places of interest on the lunar surface using their own eyes and snapping thousands of photos of the surface.