AdvertisementFor 40 minutes Monday, it was just them, their high-tech lifeboat and the moon. They shared some maple cookies brought by Canadian Space Agency and Artemis II mission specialist astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch described the scattering of tiny craters across the daytime side proudly reflecting sunlight, like pinpricks in a lampshade. From the crew’s perspective, the moon appears large enough to completely block the sun, creating nearly 54 minutes of totality. “We saw great simulations made by our lunar science team, but when that actually happened, it just blew us all away,” Glover said.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 09, 2026 18:45 UTC