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Artemis 2 astronauts see Earth in the rear-view mirror | Space photo of the day for April 3, 2026
The Artemis 2 astronauts snapped a gorgeous photo of their home planet recently as they sped away from it and toward the moon.
One photo of Earth, taken Thursday by Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman from the Orion window, shows the planet backlit, with auroras visible at the top right and bottom left, Lakiesha Hawkins, deputy ...
That’s the word from NASA released stunning photos of Earth taken by astronauts aboard the Artemis II Orion capsule on Friday. The photos taken by mission commander Reid Wiseman were snapped as the ...
Astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft release captivating images of Earth from the first crewed lunar mission in more than half a century.
NASA's latest photos from the Artemis II mission show Earth in stunning details as the astronauts near a milestone distance ...
It wasn’t a glossy colour postcard or a carefully planned shot. Instead, it was a grainy black-and-white image, sent across space in 1966, that completely transformed how humanity saw itself. On ...
The realizations on social media align with what researchers have long known about Earth's composition.
Spaceflight often promises discovery, but every so often it delivers something more unsettling: perspective. The latest images sent back by NASA’s Artemis II mission do not show distant galaxies or ...
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The First View Of Earth From The Moon: How A Forgotten 1966 Image Changed Space History
On August 23, 1966, NASA’s Lunar Orbiter 1 captured the very first photograph of Earth from the vicinity of the Moon, showing our planet as a delicate crescent rising above the lunar horizon. While ...
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