Specifically, the photograph captures the moment when the Orion capsule with astronauts was positioned behind the Moon and recorded the eclipse, that is, the alignment of the Moon and the Sun. "Completely behind Earth. From lunar orbit, the Moon eclipses the Sun, revealing a view that few in human history have ever seen," stated NASA. After traveling a record-breaking 406,771 km from Earth and orbiting the Moon, the astronauts of the Artemis II mission are on their way home. THE ARTEMIS II ECLIPSE. April 6, 2026. Totality, beyond Earth. From lunar orbit, the Moon eclipses the Sun, revealing a view few in human history have ever witnessed. Photo: NASA pic.twitter.com/2cLJD3oL7p Teams will retrieve the astronauts from the water by helicopter and transport them to a nearby U.S. Navy ship. In the coming days, NASA is expected to release additional material, primarily photographs taken by the astronauts during the Artemis II mission.
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NASA never ceases to amaze! They have released a new photograph from the dark side of the Moon: A sight few have ever seen.
After NASA released a photograph of Earth rising from the perspective of the dark side of the Moon, the space agency delighted with yet another image.
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