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The images capture Earth's full splendor, with vivid ocean blues, earthy land browns, and a striking green aurora lighting up the atmosphere. "We see our home planet as a whole, lit up in spectacular blues and browns.
Astronauts from the historic moon mission 'Artemis II' have released the first high resolution picture of our home planet Earth captured from their spacecraft. The picture showed the Earth eclipsing the Sun with zodiacal light visible in the background.
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Artemis 2 astronauts see Earth in the rear-view mirror | Space photo of the day for April 3, 2026
The Artemis 2 astronauts snapped a gorgeous photo of their home planet recently as they sped away from it and toward the moon.