NASA releases stunning first images of Earth taken by the Artemis II astronauts

Incredible images of the Earth from Artemis II

NASA releases stunning first images of Earth taken by the Artemis II astronauts

One of the first photos released from the mission shows Earth from the Orion spacecraft’s window, after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2. Two auroras can be seen at the top right and bottom left, and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun. Reid Wiseman/NASA

€NASA released the very first images taken by astronauts aboard the Artemis II Orion capsule as they are making their way to the moon.

The stunning pictures were taken by mission commander Reid Wiseman using his Personal Computing Device — a tablet that includes a camera — and they are both views of Earth.

The first one was described by NASA mission control at Johnson Space Center in Houston as a “reminder that no matter how far we go, we are still one world, watching, hoping and reaching higher.”

Source : https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/03/science/artemis-2-astronaut-first-moon-mission-images