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Other astronauts have orbited the Moon - most recently the crew of Nasa's Artemis II mission, which splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean earlier this month.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Back in 1968, Apollo 8 orbited the Moon 10 times without landing.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Among the many faulty narratives that orbited out of the government, one asked us to consider the mental anguish suffered by these dispatched officers.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

He added that as the galaxies orbited one another and moved toward the superheated gas cloud surrounding the Virgo cluster, which reaches temperatures about 200 times hotter than the Sun's surface, they experienced "ram pressure."

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2025

“Moonlight Sonata” orbited out past the tenth planet.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell