NASA has released the first set of photos taken by the Artemis II moon mission. One of the images, titled 'Earthset', was taken from the far side of the moon and shows the Earth dipping beyond the lunar horizon. This is a nod to Earthrise – the famous photo captured by NASA's Apollo 8 mission more than 50 years ago.
'The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. The image is reminiscent of the iconic Earthrise image taken by astronaut Bill Anders 58 years earlier as the Apollo 8 crew flew around the Moon,' NASA explained on X.
Another photo is titled 'The Artemis II Eclipse', and shows the moment the moon eclipsed the sun. 'Totality, beyond Earth,' the White House said as it shared the photo on X. 'From lunar orbit, the Moon eclipses the Sun, revealing a view few in human history have ever witnessed.' The images have been released hours after NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, along with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, became the first people to travel around the far side of the moon in over 50 years.
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Where are the alien motherships?
ReplyDeleteNice computer graphic work. If only Kubrick had technology like that when he was producing the Apollo miniseries.
ReplyDeleteI've known a couple of people who were farther out in space than this crew. And they didn't even need a spaceship to get there. Not sure what exactly they used but they were in deep space.
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