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More Photos From Artemis II

NASA just released more than 12,000 images from their recent 10-day trip around the moon and back, collecting photographs taken by the four astronauts aboard and automated systems on the Orion spacecraft.

By Alan Taylor
A view of the Earth, seen passing behind the moon, taken by a camera attached to a spacecraft, partly seen at left.
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A view of the Earth, seen passing behind the moon on April 6, 2026, taken by a camera attached to NASA’s Artemis II spacecraft as it swung around the far side of the moon. See all 12,217 Artemis II images on NASA’s Gateway to Astronaut Photography website here.
A view of the Earth, half-illuminated, seen from space
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A view of the Earth, seen on April 2, 2026, as the crew of Artemis II began their journey to the moon.
Cloud formations on Earth, seen from space
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Cloud formations along Earth’s terminator
Looking at Earth through a window of a spacecraft.
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Looking at Earth through a window of NASA’s Orion spacecraft, named Integrity
A view of the stars of the Milky Way
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A view of the Milky Way
A view of a mostly-full moon, seen from space
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A close view of the moon
A close view of shadowy craters on the lunar surface
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Craters cast long shadows along the moon’s terminator.
Many craters on the lunar surface
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A view of Hertzsprung basin and Vavilov Crater
The Earth and moon, seen through a spacecraft window
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The Earth and moon, seen through a spacecraft window
A view of Earth, seen as Artemis II passes around the far side of the moon
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A view of Earth, seen as Artemis II passes around the far side of the moon
An astronaut’s hand is reflected in a window as they take a photograph of the Earth starting to pass behind the moon.
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An astronaut’s hand is reflected in a window as they take a photograph of the Earth starting to pass behind the moon.
The Earth sets along the moon’s horizon.
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The Earth sets along the moon’s horizon.
The Earth passes out of view, behind the moon.
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The Earth passes out of view, behind the moon.
The Earth emerges from the other side of the moon, partly occluded by the dark lunar surface.
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The Earth rises again, emerging from the other side of the moon, as seen by the crew of Artemis II.
An astronaut gazes out of a spacecraft window.
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An astronaut gazes out of a spacecraft window.
A motion-blurred view of nearby stars and the Milky Way, seen from space
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A motion-blurred view of nearby stars and the Milky Way
Stargazing through a spacecraft window.
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Stargazing through a spacecraft window
Bright rays of sunlight are visible as the moon eclipses the sun.
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Bright rays of sunlight are visible as the moon eclipses the sun, as seen by the crew of Artemis II.
Artemis II crew members observe the moon eclipsing the sun.
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Artemis II crew members observe the moon eclipsing the sun on their return voyage to Earth, on April 6, 2026.
A view of the eclipse from an external camera, showing part of the Orion spacecraft.
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A view of the eclipse from an external camera, showing part of the Orion spacecraft.
A bright flare of sunlight, seen along the edge of the dark moon.
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The sun emerges from behind the moon after an eclipse—note the dark curve of the lunar surface visible through the flare.
A view of Earth, photographed through a spacecraft window, also capturing rays of sunlight, lens flares, and a reflection of the camera lens
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A view of Earth, photographed through a spacecraft window, also capturing rays of sunlight, lens flares, and a reflection of the camera lens

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