Artemis II Imagery Sparks Fierce Debate Over Earth's Illumination Source

Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras (top right & bottom left) and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun. https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hello-world/ #Earth #Artemis #Artemis2 #Orion #Integrity #OrionIntegrity #spacecraft #NASA #Moon #space #aurora

A sliver of crescent moon in the aurora, Friday night over the Goldstream Valley. The moon was only about 3% illuminated. Thin enough that it barely competed with the aurora, but it added something to the scene that's hard to describe. In longer exposures, you can see the full disk lit by earthshine; in shorter ones, only the bright crescent. #alaska #aurora #moon #fairbanks #auroraborealis

The moon is close. #Artemis #Artemis2 #NASA #ESA #Moon #WeAreGoing #ForwardToTheMoon #OrionCapsular #SLSrocket #ReturnToMoon #Europe #Space #science Photo: NASA TV

Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman Captures Stunning Earthrise from Orion 🚀 Crazy right? 👉 🚨 Best Telescopes for Beginners! https://telescopeadvisor.com/best-telescopes-for-beginners.php What do you think? #Astronomy #NASA Artemis II Commander Reid Wise...

Is Orion Visible Every Night? 🌌 Who knew?! 👉 🚨 Best Telescopes for Beginners! https://telescopeadvisor.com/best-telescopes-for-beginners.php Have you heard about this? #FunFact #NASA #Physics #Artemis #MindBlown Is Orion Visible Every Night?

A not too wildly successful image of the galaxy NGC 2683 in the constellation Lynx. It's sometimes called the UFO galaxy. It's really too small for my equipment, especially my north-facing equipment upstairs. #science #astronomy

Our Favorite Artemis II Photos https://petapixel.com/2026/04/18/our-favorite-artemis-ii-photos/ #artemisii #Features #Opinion #artemis #opinion #Space #space #NASA

Here’s a lovely picture of our home from Reid Wiseman from the #artemis mission. 😍#astrophotography #aurora I would just pop in the url here, but the share sheet seems wonky. If you install the NASA app, go to the Artemis II tab, and go to News you can see the whole shebang. Plus many other awesome space pics!

Lots more pictures from last nights really active aurora display. Click on the link to my blog. #Alaska #Anchorage #BearValley #Aurora #Astrophotography https://www.eyeonalaska.com/blog/2026/4/2/another-stunning-aurora-display

More time-lapse footage from the night of March 20, taken in the Goldstream Valley of Fairbanks, Alaska. Moon just hanging out in those high altitude reds on the left. #alaska #aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights

The crew reports that the illumination of the Earth is brighter than the one of the moon, still when they are closer to moon than to Earth and Earth appears smaller on the horizon. #Artemis #Artemis2 #NASA #ESA #Moon #WeAreGoing #ForwardToTheMoon #OrionCapsular #ReturnToMoon #Europe #Space #science

Artemis II’s moon-bound NASA astronauts capture Earth’s blue beauty The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the… #NewsBeep #News #Space #ArtemisII #AU #aurora #Australia #Earth #lakieshahawkins #moon #NASA #Orion #reidwiseman #Science https://www.newsbeep.com/au/583969/

More pictures from the Moon. Photos: NASA TV #Artemis #Artemis2 #NASA #ESA #Moon #WeAreGoing #ForwardToTheMoon #OrionCapsular #SLSrocket #ReturnToMoon #Europe #Space #science