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art002e013365 (April 7, 2026) – The Artemis II crew – (clockwise from left) Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover – pause for a group photo with their zero gravity indicator "Rise," inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home. Following a swing around the far side of the Moon on April 6, 2026, the crew exited the lunar sphere of influence (the point at which the Moon's gravity has a stronger pull on Orion than the Earth's) on April 7, and are headed back to Earth for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on April 10.

Viral photos being used to claim Artemis II footage is fake are actually AI fakes themselves. Oh, the irony!

By Hillary K. Grigonis published

ARTEMIS Viral photos showing the Artemis II astronauts in front of a green screen were created by Google Gemini, an analysis shows

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This image captured from the outside of Orion on the Artemis II spaceflight was captured with a GoPro Hero4 Black

Yes, Artemis II astronauts are using a decade old DSLR, but the GoPros attached to Orion are even older. These Artemis II images were shot with a 2014 action camera

By Hillary K. Grigonis published

ARTEMIS II Think you can't take epic images with a nearly 12-year-old action camera? NASA can, as Artemis II sends back images shot with a GoPro Hero4 Black

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Pictures from Artemis II during the solar eclipse that the astronauts experienced from the dark side of the moon. This is a wide-angle shot showing the moon, the sun's corona, and stars in the background

These mind-bending photos from Artemis II show what a solar eclipse looks like from the dark side of the moon

By Hillary K. Grigonis published

ARTEMIS II Photos from Artemis II offer a glimpse at what it was like for the astronauts to experience a 54-minute solar eclipse from the dark side of the moon

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The Earth sets over the lunar surface in this photograph taken by Artemis II astronauts

This Artemis II photograph is only hours old, but I predict it’s going to be legendary. Artemis II recreates iconic 1968 space photo with Earthset

By Hillary K. Grigonis published

MOON In one of the newest shots beamed back from Artemis II, the Earth and Moon appear to have swapped places as a “crescent” Earth rises over the lunar surface

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Artemis II launch seen from a plane nearby

"My favorite moonshot picture? It's the one that looks like it's taken with a drone, of course" – shot from surprisingly close to the Artemis II rocket by NASA's official Cessna...

By Adam Juniper published

Opinion Did you know that NASA organizes a small plane to fly close to the rocket when it takes off? It gets THE BEST view!

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The Earthrise photo from Apollo 8 in 1968, cropped

Artemis II astronauts have 32 cameras aboard. But recreating one of the most famous space photos of all time will still be a challenge

By Hillary K. Grigonis published

SPACE Artemis II astronauts want to recreate one of the iconic space photos, but despite modern camera tech, timing and distance will make recreating the 1968 Earthrise a challenge

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NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist onboard launches on the Artemis II mission, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II mission will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard their Orion spacecraft. The quartet launched at 6:35 p.m. EDT, from Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Yes, there are GoPros strapped to Orion. From smartphones to DSLRs, could Artemis II become one of the most photographed space flights in history?

By Hillary K. Grigonis published

NASA At least 28 cameras are aboard the Orion for the Artemis II mission, including GoPros, DSLRs and a mirrorless camera

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A comparison shot of the 2024 image and 1999 image

Old tech can learn new tricks. Colorful comparison photos of Crab Nebula wouldn’t have been possible with newer telescopes, NASA says

By Hillary K. Grigonis published

ASTRO Images of the same colorful nebulae 25 years apart are a key example of why the Hubble Space Telescope's longevity matters

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City, navigation and phone with astronaut woman outdoor on planet earth for directions or space exploration. Memory, search and selfie with interstellar person in universe for adventure or photograph

The camera in your pocket was actually made to go to outer space. NASA explains how the sensor inside billions of devices was first developed for space missions

By Hillary K. Grigonis published

NASA The inventor behind the sensor used in most modern imaging devices has received a major award

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A spiral galaxy with scale lines drawn on it.

"We've been waiting for this to happen." For the first time, NASA scientists detected what happens before a supernova explodes – and it's all thanks to old photos

By Alan Palazon published

NEWS Researchers used James Webb Telescope images to identify the star, which went supernova 40 million years ago

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