ALT This image was captured at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, near NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. The Moon, in the midst of a lunar eclipse, is seen in the top right of the sky. Underneath it is the Davidson Center and to the left is a Saturn V rocket illuminated by white lights. Credit: NASA/Joe Kuner
ALT During a lunar flyby observation period, the Artemis II crew captures craters dotting the surface of the Moon, revealing its rugged, ancient surface. This scarred landscape reflects a long history of cosmic collisions. Credit: NASA
ALT This photo of a crescent Moon and crescent Earth was taken by an Artemis II astronaut during lunar flyby on flight day 6. This captures one of the final moments before their loss of signal with Earth as the Orion spacecraft flew around the far side of the Moon, reemerging and regaining contact approximately 40 minutes later. Credit: NASA
ALT Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:37 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon. A muted blue Earth with bright white clouds sets behind the cratered lunar surface. The dark portion of Earth is in nighttime. Credit: NASA
ALT Echoing the iconic Earthrise photo captured by the Apollo 8 astronauts in 1968, during the lunar flyby, the Artemis II crew captured a shot of Earthset as they passed behind the Moon’s far side. It is one of many photos taken during the seven-hour lunar flyby by the Artemis II crew on the Orion spacecraft. Credit: NASA
ALT The historic first photograph of Earth taken from the vicinity of the Moon, captured by NASA’s Lunar Orbiter 1 on Aug. 23, 1966. In the black-and-white image, a partially illuminated Earth appears above the lunar horizon against the darkness of space. The Moon’s rugged, cratered surface fills the lower half of the frame, with faint vertical scan lines visible across the image. Credit: NASA
ALT The iconic “Earthrise” photograph captured by astronaut Bill Anders during the Apollo 8 mission on Dec. 24, 1968. The Moon’s gray, textured surface stretches across the bottom of the image, while Earth appears small in the distance above the lunar horizon, surrounded by black space. Blue oceans, white cloud patterns and land are visible on the planet. Anders took the photograph from the Apollo 8 spacecraft as the crew traveled in lunar orbit. Credit: NASA
ALT The “Earthset” image captured through a window of the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon on April 6, 2026. A partially illuminated blue-and-white Earth appears behind the Moon’s cratered horizon against the blackness of space. Swirling white clouds are visible across Earth’s sunlit side, while much of the planet is in darkness. In the foreground, the rugged lunar surface stretches across the lower half of the image. Credit: NASA