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NASA releases new photos of Earth and moon from Artemis II

Artemis II moon images: Separating fact from science fiction

On April 6, 2026, the Artemis II astronauts flew around the moon, allowing them to observe and photograph the moon's far side, commonly referred to as its dark side.

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These photos of the moon weren’t taken by Artemis II, they are AI or taken from Earth

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NASA shares surreal new photos of Earth from Artemis II

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Pope Leo praises Iran war ceasefire after criticising Trump threat

The CEO talks to Reuters about his passion for problem-solving and creating “autonomous cargo aircraft” to help the military and “the commercial folks” with delivering critical supplies, especially to...

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Historic Artemis II photo from far side of moon released by White House

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Artemis II moon mission breaks record for distance from Earth

By 7:05 p.m., they will reach the mission's maximum distance from Earth of roughly 252,757 miles, 4,102 miles beyond the record held by the Apollo 13 crew for 56 years.

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Artemis II live: Crew on way home after record-breaking night - and losing contact with NASA

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‘You’ve made history’: Trump congratulates Artemis astronauts

Photos: NASA releases first images from moon flyby

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.

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New Earth photos appear dull because of cameras and lighting, not climate change

NASA spokesperson Lauren Low told PolitiFact that one of the reasons Earth appears duller is because the new photo was taken at night, with only moonlight lighting the planet. The 1972 photo was taken in direct sunlight. The two images were also processed differently, she said.

Earth's 'dirtier' colors in recent NASA photos have an easy explanation

Earth appears dirtier in NASA's recent photos compared to images from the 70s, but is pollution to blame? The answer is much simpler. (NASA)

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NASA shares 1st images of Earth from Artemis II's Orion. Take a look

NASA's Artemis II mission shared its first image of Earth from space as astronauts prepare for a historic journey to the moon.