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Artemis II crew splashdown was April 10, 2026, after an April 1 launch from Florida. See the most stunning photos taken during historic NASA mission.
The astronauts are on their way home after looping around the moon on a historic flyby. Here are the dazzling images they captured
The crew were about 100,000 miles (160,000 kilometres) from Earth and were quickly closing in on the moon.
The photos, taken decades apart in 1968 and 2026, show Earth as it would be seen if you were standing on the moon. Take a look.
NASA unveils historic 'Earthset' photo taken by Artemis II astronauts showing Earth setting behind the lunar surface from the moon's far side.
In an unusual perspective for an Earth-observing satellite, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captured this image of the moon, Earth's only natural satellite. The Sentinel-2 mission acquired this lunar image by rolling one of its satellites sideways to view the moon instead of Earth.