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Artemis II Earth imagery and planetary awe

April 4, 2026Jasmine, NASA Science, SpoxSpace

Spacey calls an Artemis II Earth photo "our generation's Blue Marble" while Paul M Smith and BSF emphasize the thin atmosphere and Earth looking like a "perfect world." What about it!? echoes that Earth is "extremely special."

is anyone else thinking about the BEAUTIFUL images of the moon and earth that we’re gonna get from artemis ii
A view no human has seen in over 50 years.
I’m most excited about the photos of Earth from far away
A view of Earth from Artemis II.
we collected these highly detailed images of the launch site
snapping a 'selfie' as NASA's Artemis mission heads for its rendezvous with the Moon
*Loved* this shot.
FYI NASA has already posted quite a few photos on Flickr
One last look at Earth before we reach the Moon.
This view of the Earth was captured on April 5, the fourth day of the Artemis II mission
One last look at Earth before arriving at the Moon
We're going to get images in this quality of the Moon, very soon.
This is Earth as seen from the NIGHT SIDE and illuminated by moonlight!
The Moon is looking much bigger from #Artemis now...
This is our generation's Blue Marble.
That is us. All 8 billion of us on that marble.
When you see the atmosphere outlined like that, it really is a good reminder of how incredible it is that we exist.
“Back at home we have a lot of work to do, but here earth sure looks like a perfect world”
Our planet is extremely special.
Jasmine
NASA Science
SpoxSpace
Tony Dunn
Maxar Technologies
Spaceflight Now
Max Fagin
Maxarick
NASA
European Space Agency
ToughSF
Chris Combs (iterative design enjoyer)
Stuart Atkinson
Jason Major
Ryan Caton
Spacey
Paul M Smith
BSF
What about it!?
Elisar Priel
ArtemisEarth

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