Earth, Artemis and moon
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The astronauts of the Artemis II mission captured several stunning photographs of the moon, but some posts online shared fake images instead.
Over seven hours, the astronauts took thousands of photos that will help inform scientists’ understanding of the moon. The first ones have now been released.
During the mission's loop around the moon, the crew took geological observations of places of interest on the lunar surface using their own eyes and snapping thousands of photos of the surface.
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.
On April 6, 2026, four astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft, Integrity, swung around the far side of the moon, traveling farther from the Earth than any humans had ever gone before, and taking spectacular photographs along the way.