Artemis II's moonbound astronauts capture Earth's blue beauty
The Artemis II astronauts have captured images of Earth as they journey to the moon, releasing the first downlinked images 1 1/2 days into their mission. The crew is expected to reach the moon on Monday and will swing around it before heading back to Earth without stopping.
The Artemis II astronauts have taken photos of Earth from space. The images, released by NASA, show a curved slice of the planet and the entire globe with clouds and a green aurora. The crew is 100,000 miles from Earth and gaining on the moon. They will reach their destination on Monday. The astronauts will swing around the moon and head back to Earth without stopping. They fired the Orion capsule's main engine to set their course.
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