The moon will reach its peak illumination at 7:57 p.m. ET on Monday.
While the world is tuned in to the Artemis II mission, Bay Area scientists are focused on 2028 where astronauts will conduct the first human landing on the Moon since 1972, specifically targeting the moon's South Pole. Berkeley-based Heliospace is helping to design and build some of the instruments deployed on the surface for that mission.
The Artemis II astronauts have completed their record-breaking trip around the moon. Monday's lunar journey comes after Artemis II surpassed Apollo 13's distance record.
The Artemis II astronauts have captured Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon.
A day after lift-off, ABC News' Gio Benitez spoke with astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen from their Orion spacecraft.
NASA's moonbound astronauts have reason to celebrate, and not just because their launch went so well.