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First Photos From the Artemis II Mission Show Earth in Ways Humans Haven’t Seen Since the Apollo Era

The windows on the Orion spacecraft are already dirty. The four astronauts aboard Artemis II spend so much time pressing their faces against the glass to stare back at their home planet that mission commander Reid Wiseman actually radioed Houston to ask for window-cleaning procedures.

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NASA Unveils 1st Earth Photos From Artemis II: ‘You Look Beautiful.’

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Artemis II Mission: NASA Shares Stunning Earth Images—But Which Camera Captured Them?

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NASA releases stunning first images of Earth taken by the Artemis II astronauts

NASA released the very first images taken by astronauts aboard the Artemis II Orion capsule as they are making their way to the moon .

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'Feeling pretty good up here': Artemis II makes critical push out of Earth's orbit towards Moon

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NASA's Artemis II crew now on their way to the moon after engine burn

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Artemis II astronauts encounter toilet troubles, test Orion in space

Pilot Victor Glover and Commander Reid Wiseman took manual control of the Orion spacecraft and tested its handling as they maneuvered around the rocket's ICPS upper stage.

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Live Updates: Artemis II Astronauts Are Traveling to the Moon After Engine Burn

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After Florida launch, Artemis II crew shares 1st photo of Earth from space

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Then Vs Now: NASA Shares Pics Of Earth Clicked 54 Years Apart By 'Apollo 17' & 'Artemis II'

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has shared side-by-side pictures showing how our home planet Earth was captured on camera from space in 1972 by the crew of first Moon mission 'Apollo 17' and the second Moon mission ‘Artemis II’ in 2026.

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How NASA’s moon mission could help transform space medicine

NASA’s Artemis II mission is on the way to the moon on a flight that will ultimately help inform long-term space exploration, including on the lunar surface itself. AVATAR uses organs-on-a-chip, fluid-filled devices,

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NASA science probe falls back to Earth sooner than expected

Earth is struck by reentering human-made objects far more often than most people realize. According to debris specialists, some mass survives to the ground about once a week, a reminder that the end of a spacecraft’s mission is often as engineered as its launch.

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A mission NASA might kill is still returning fascinating science from Jupiter

The findings were published March 20 in the journal AGU Advances and were based on data recorded by Juno in 2021 and 2022, after NASA granted an extension to the spacecraft’s operations upon completing a five-year science campaign at Jupiter.

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Senators rally behind NASA’s Earth science program

Lawmakers defended NASA research efforts Wednesday at a hearing on President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the space agency. A bipartisan group of senators urged the White House on Wednesday to preserve NASA’s science portfolio during a hearing to vet ...

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NASA asteroid flyby April 4: Two airplane-sized asteroids to pass close to Earth safely

NASA confirms two airplane-sized asteroids will safely pass Earth on April 4, 2026. No collision risk exists. Comet MAPS will also approach the Sun, monitored by SOHO spacecraft.

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NASA Earth Science Researchers Join Science Center for Marine Fisheries; Will Integrate Satellite Data into Fisheries Research

OCEAN SPRINGS, MS / ACCESS Newswire / March 4, 2026 / The Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) is pleased to announce that researchers from NASA's Earth Science Division have joined SCEMFIS as the latest members of its Industry Advisory Board (IAB).

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The Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon. Here’s what happens next

Artemis II hit a key milestone Thursday when Orion ignited its engine, propelling the crew on a trip that will reach deeper into space than any human has traveled.