A view inside the Artemis II Mission Control room at Johnson Space Center, where the Artemis cat plush is clearly seen in the background behind the CAPCOM desk. Someone has brought him a coffee and a special donut, which is really kind. It’s been a long day for both humans and moon kitties.
They got Artemis a coffee and a donut. That’s so nice, it was a long day for him! #SailorMoon #ArtemisII
Artemis II is progressing nicely so far, the crew is on their way home, follow along if you want with my little timeline app:
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Coming up in around 40 minutes: The Artemis II crew will speak with the astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
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Artemis II crew witness 'Earthset' and a solar eclipse. 🔭 🧪 #ArtemisII www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
Total solar eclipse seen from behind the moon
No humans have ever seen this before.. a total solar eclipse seen from the far side of the moon! #ArtemisII
Ok this is serious…
Did Artemis II just find something on the far side of the Moon?? 👀🌙
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Artemis II photo of a crescent blue and white Earth behind the limb of the closeup Moon, with craters across the gray surface of the Moon
Because we all need something amazing today.
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Whoa, just look at these spectacular images just released by #NASA taken by the #ArtemisII crew! Craters everywhere!! 1. The heavily cratered eastern edge of the South Pole-Aitken basin. 2. Vavilov Crater on the rim of the older and larger Hertzsprung basin.
Earth rising as a crescent over the surface of the moon, as seen from deep space
One of the most beautiful images I've ever seen. Can't even imagine what it was like to actually be there.. #ArtemisII
illustration of astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, and Reid Wiseman’s faces in profile as line art. they are lined up next to eachother facing away from the earth and towards the moon. there are lots of colors and swirls and twinkly stars.
Moon Joy to you and me 🌒🛰️🤩 Over the moon for the Artemis II crew 💜
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#NASA #ArtemisII - It looks like the flag that flew on STS -1 and later on STS-135 which stayed on the International Space Station until the SpaceX Demo Mission 2 flight brought it home. The flag is on board "Integrity" getting some more frequent flyer miles.
Looking for great photos of #Artemis II? The Atlantic has an awesome collection. Here's a gift article with them.
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A manatee astronaut loungin jn a crater on the moon watching back to earth and the words "a room with a view" with the word room striken and corrected to satellite
"You guys look great"
Christina Koch, Artemis II
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(April 6, 2026) – Earthrise captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 7:22 p.m. ET during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon’s far side. Earth appears as a delicate crescent, with only its upper edge illuminated. The planet’s soft blue hue and scattered white cloud systems stand out against the blackness of space, while the lower portion fades into night. Taken with a 400 mm lens, the image, Earthrise, reveals a striking alignment of Earth and Moon, with the Moon in the top foreground and the Earth below. Along the lunar horizon, rugged terrain is silhouetted against the bright crescent Earth. Both bodies are oriented with their north poles to the left and south poles to the right, offering a unique perspective of our home planet from deep space. This photo was rotated 90 degrees clockwise for standard viewing orientation.
Artemis Era Earthrise #ArtemisII
(April 6, 2026) – Our planet draws closer to passing behind the Moon in this image captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby, about six minutes before Earthset. Earth is in a crescent phase, with sunlight coming from the right. The dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime. On Earth’s day side, swirling clouds are visible over muted blue in the Australia and Oceania region. The lines of small indentations on the Moon’s rugged surface are secondary crater chains. These structures are formed by material ejected during a violent primary impact.
The Edge of Two Worlds #ArtemisII
(April 6, 2026) – The lunar surface fills the frame in sharp detail, as seen during the Artemis II lunar flyby, while a distant Earth sets in the background. This image was captured at 6:41 p.m. EDT, on April 6, 2026, just three minutes before the Orion spacecraft and its crew went behind the Moon and lost contact with Earth for 40 minutes before emerging on the other side. In this image, the dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime, while on its day side, swirling clouds are visible over the Australia and Oceania region. In the foreground, Ohm crater shows terraced edges and a relatively flat floor marked by central peaks — formed when the surface rebounded upward during the impact that created the crater.
A Setting Earth #ArtemisII
So we have the Moon, a total solar eclipse and Venus....
I mean...
hi-res here: images.nasa.gov/details/art0...
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(April 6, 2026) – Earth sets at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, over the Moon’s curved limb in this photo captured by the Artemis II crew during their journey around the far side of the Moon. Orientale basin is perched on the edge of the visible lunar surface. Hertzsprung Basin appears as two subtle concentric rings, which are interrupted by Vavilov, a younger crater superimposed over the older structure. The lines of indentations are secondary crater chains formed by ejecta from the massive impact that created Orientale. The dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime. On Earth’s day side, swirling clouds are visible over the Australia and Oceania region.
A New View of the Moon #ArtemisII
Plate 649 from Selenographia, sive, Lunæ descriptio : atque accurata … delineatio. In quâ simul cæterorum omnium planetarum nativa facies, variæque observationes … figuris accuratissimè æri incisis, sub aspectum ponuntur … Addita est, lentes expoliendi nova ratio …Map by Johannes Hevelius, 1647. Rare Books and Special Collections Division. Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687), often referred to as the founder of lunar topography, came from a wealthy family of brewers. He built an observatory in his hometown of Gdansk in 1641, and published an atlas of the moon titled Selenographia in 1647. This map is from that atlas.
"Copy, moon joy." 🌕✨
The #ArtemisII mission's stunning new images of the moon are making us think about the lunar maps created long before space travel was possible for humankind. This one is by Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687), often referred to as the founder of lunar topography. 🧵
