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NASA Shares 12,000 Artemis II Photos, Earth Night-Side Aurora Snap

5/8/2026

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NASA released 12,000 Artemis II photos from the lunar flyby and posted them on its Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth and Instagram.
Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialists Christina Koch and astronaut Jeremy Hansen performed translunar injection, a solar eclipse and a lunar flyby on April 2, April 6 and April 7 while using Nikon D5 and iPhone 17 to capture the “Hello, World” image of Earth’s night side with auroras on April 2.

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NASA released 12,000 Artemis II photos from the lunar flyby and posted them on its Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth and Instagram.
Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialists Christina Koch and astronaut Jeremy Hansen performed translunar injection, a solar eclipse and a lunar flyby on April 2, April 6 and April 7 while using Nikon D5 and iPhone 17 to capture the “Hello, World” image of Earth’s night side with auroras on April 2.