US EditionNASA releases stunning new ‘Earthset’ image taken during historic lunar flyby
The crew captured 10,000 images, including a solar eclipse that lasted nearly 54 minutes from their view, NASA said.
- On Tuesday, NASA released historic images of Earth captured from the Moon's far side, marking a milestone in human spaceflight. The photograph titled "Humanity From the Other Side" was taken by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby on Monday.
- During their Monday flyby, the Artemis II crew established a new distance record. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen reached 252,756 miles from Earth, surpassing Apollo 13's 1970 mark by more than 4,100 miles.
- Passing behind the Moon, the crew encountered a planned 40-minute communications blackout. Glover admitted there were "no adjectives" to capture the experience, while observing about 21% of the far side illuminated by the sun.
- Scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego on Friday, the four-member crew is now journeying home. After restoring communications, Koch remarked, "We will always choose Earth, we will always choose each other."
- Researchers will utilize these observations, including images of ancient lava flows and craters, to better understand lunar origins. This mission serves as a crucial step toward the broader Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the lunar surface and explore the Moon's south pole.
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HOUSTON—It is called “Earthset.” A single photograph, along with the date it was taken and the people who took it and shared it with the world, has already been added to the history of human exploration. On April 6, 2026, four humans finally returned to the moon after more than 50 years. In doing so, they ventured farther from their home planet than anyone has before, and their eyes were the first to witness otherworldly sights that, up until th…
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