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NASA releases First photos from far side of moon

Artemis II latest updates: NASA releases 1st photos from far side of moon as Orion heads back to Earth

NASA’s Artemis II — the first crewed lunar mission in more than half a century — is headed back to Earth after completing its historic trip around the moon.

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NASA releases new ‘Earthset’ and eclipse images taken during historic flyby of the moon

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First Photos From NASA Moon Flyby Show Setting Earth and Eclipse

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NASA crew heads home from historic moon mission

NASA has released the first spectacular images from the lunar surface, as the Artemis II crew flew deeper into space than anyone ever.

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Artemis II mission: NASA drops breathtaking new photos of the moon

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Artemis II astronauts release images of moon flyby and eclipse

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Artemis II Crew Dedicates Crater to Commander’s Deceased Wife

The moments that followed were sentimental as they chose for some of their first words to be the naming of a crater on the moon after the commander’s wife, Carroll, who died in 2020.

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To the Moon and beyond: Artemis II and humanity's reach into space

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Artemis II: Florida launch, solar eclipse, far side of the moon. See photos

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NASA Flew by the Moon, but Behind the Scenes, Its Science Is a Chaotic Mess

Dr. Marvel was, until recently, a research scientist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Artemis II’s journey around the moon, scheduled to conclude on Friday, has delivered stunning new images of our home world taken from space.

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Artemis II moon images: Separating fact from science fiction

The astronauts of the Artemis II mission captured several stunning photographs of the moon, but some posts online shared fake images instead.

Artemis II crew sees moon's far side. Why can't we see it from Earth?

The Artemis II crew captured images of the moon's far side, a historic first. But why is it that we only ever side on side of the moon from Earth?

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WATCH: NASA holds daily Artemis II news conference after releasing historic images of Earth

NASA is expected to hold a news conference at 4:30 p.m. EDT. Watch live views of space from Artemis II in our video player above. A day after the historic lunar flyaround, NASA on Tuesday released striking new photos taken by the U.S.-Canadian crew.