NASA Releases Earth Day Image Captured by Artemis II Crew
Summary: NASA released on April 22, 2026 (Earth Day) a striking image of Earth's terminator — the boundary between day and night hemispheres — captured by the Artemis II astronauts during their lunar flyby. The image was taken on April 2, 2026, offering a unique perspective of our home planet.
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On April 2, 2026, the Artemis II crew captured this unique view of Earth en route to the Moon. The image clearly shows Earth's terminator — the line that separates the day side from the night side of our planet.
NASA released the image as an Earth Day tribute, highlighting the agency's commitment to improving life on Earth every day through science. The insights NASA gathers about Earth from space provide invaluable satellite data to decision-makers worldwide.
Artemis II is NASA's first crewed lunar flyby mission under the Artemis program, validating the Orion spacecraft's performance in deep space and paving the way for the subsequent Artemis III crewed lunar landing mission.