The Artemis 2 crew captured a spellbinding photo of the crescent Earth shining above the moon's horizon on Flight Day 6 of their mission, shortly before our planet was lost behind

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

As NASA's Artemis II mission completed its lunar flyby, the astronauts sent back a stunning image of the colorful Earth setting behind the moon. This breathtaking photo, called Earthset, draws inevitable comparisons with the original Earthrise photo from the Apollo 8 flight in 1968.

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One image shows ‘Earthset’ – the crescent Earth, glimmering blue and white, just before it disappeared behind the lunar horizon as seen from the Integrity spacecraft. Another shows an ethereal solar eclipse, with the Sun’s wispy outer atmosphere radiating out from behind the Moon.