Artemis II astronauts splash down off California’s coast after a historic journey around the moon. The crew traveled farther from Earth than anyone in human history, breaking the record previously set by Apollo 13 in 1970.
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar module made a successful return to Earth, marking a historic milestone in the country's space program with the first-ever samples collected from the moon’s far side, advancing China's position in the global space race.