The crew of Artemis II have taken gravity-defying snapshots during their lunary flyby mission.
The crew of Artemis II are about to accomplish a successful lunar flyby once they return to Earth. The test flight, manned by astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, orbited the moon, and the team snapped a handful of impressive photos of its surface, an eclipse and Earthset during their orbit.
The images provided by NASA are some of the clearest shots from space we’ve seen in recent years.
Scroll through our gallery below to see pics from Artemis II, from close-ups of the moon’s surface to shots of earthset.
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An Eclipse of Earth Over the Sun
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In this shot taken by Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman from the the Orion’s window, Earth is seen completely eclipsing the sun.
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Earthset From the Moon
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Here, Earth is seen setting at 6:41 p.m. ET, on April 6, 2026, over the Moon’s curvature.
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Close-Up of Earthset
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In this image, Earthset is seen closer from the moon’s curve.
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Reid Wiseman Looking at Earth
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Commander Wiseman is seen looking out of one of the Orion spacecraft’s main cabin windows, with a full view of Earth.
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