NASA has released an image showing Earth setting behind the Moon, captured by the Artemis II crew.
The Artemis II mission launched on 1 April 2026 from Kennedy Space Center, with four astronauts on board.
Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are the four-person crew of Artemis II, and are journeying around the Moon on a 10-day mission that will see them splashdown in the Pacific Ocean this Friday, 10 April.
The Artemis II mission has taken its crew further into space than any human before them, as they swung around far side of the Moon, using the Moon's gravity to pull them back for the journey home.
And as the crew flew around the Moon, they got a full view of the lunar far side, which is the side of the Moon we never see from Earth.
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Our Moon is tidally locked to our planet, meaning the same side of the Moon always faces Earth.
The Artemis II crew are the first humans to see the far side of the Moon with their own eyes since the Apollo astronauts.
During their journey around the far side of the Moon, they captured the image above, showing Earth setting behind the lunar horizon.
The image calls to mind the famous Earthrise image captured by astronaut William Anders during Apollo 8 on 24 December 1968.
"The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon," NASA posted via its Artemis account on X.
"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."
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