What to know about 'Absolutely spectacular': Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon
The article reports on NASA's Artemis II mission crew observing the far side of the Moon, along with unrelated stories about the Shroud of Turin, Gmail changes, and a Trump comment on Iran. Additional stories include a photo of Earth from space and new pocket knife releases.
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What happened
'Absolutely spectacular': Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon The crew for Nasa's Artemis II mission have described seeing the far side of the Moon for the first time.
Why it matters
Nasa astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen have entered the third day of their mission on the Orion spacecraft that will … BBC News flipped this story into Top Stories•21h Related…
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The article reports on NASA's Artemis II mission crew observing the far side of the Moon, along with unrelated stories about the Shroud of Turin, Gmail changes, and a Trump comment on Iran. Additional stories include a photo of Earth from space and new pocket knife releases.
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Claim 1: “The crew for Nasa's Artemis II mission have described seeing the far side of the Moon for the first time.”
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Wikipedia entries about Artemis II describe the mission's objectives and timeline but do not mention the crew observing the far side of the Moon. No other sources (cross-references or web results) were found to corroborate this specific claim.
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— Artemis II is an ongoing United States spaceflight mission sending four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon. It launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026. The ten-day mission is crewed by …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II
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— The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
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— The Artemis program is a human spaceflight program by the United States. The Artemis program is intended to reestablish a human presence on the Moon for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972; mid-ter…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Artemis_missions
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Claim 2: “NASA Astronaut Just Took the Most Breathtaking Photo of Earth You’ve Ever Seen”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search results, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about Christina Koch taking a photo from the Orion spacecraft.
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Claim 3: “Google Changes Gmail After 22 Years—Why You Need A New Email Address”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search results, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about Google changing Gmail email addresses.
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Claim 4: “President Trump on Sunday morning raged against Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to strike the country’s infrastructure”
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Wikipedia entries about the 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis describe military actions but do not mention President Trump making specific threats on Easter Sunday. No other sources (cross-references or web results) were found to corroborate this claim.
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— On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the 2026 Iran war. The operation was an…
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— The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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— The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 5: “An analysis of samples taken from the Shroud of Turin ... reveals a rich tapestry of animal ... DNA”
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Wikipedia entries about the Shroud of Turin discuss radiocarbon dating and fringe theories but do not mention DNA analysis detecting carrot or red coral. No other sources (cross-references or web results) were found to confirm this claim.
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— The Shroud of Turin is a length of linen cloth bearing the imprint of the image of a man, and is believed by some to be the burial shroud of Jesus. Despite conclusive scientific evidence from three ra…
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— The Shroud of Turin (Italian: Sindone di Torino), also known as the Holy Shroud (Italian: Sacra Sindone), is a length of linen cloth that bears a faint image of the front and back of a naked man. Beca…
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— The Shroud Conspiracy is a 2017 thriller novel by John Heubusch, focuses on the reactions of science and religion concerning the Shroud of Turin, a Christian relic
The book's sequel, The Second Coming…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shroud_Conspiracy
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