In Pics: NASA shares breathtaking photos of Earth from Artemis mission

NASA has shared stunning images of the Earth from its latest Artemis II Moon mission. The images include high-resolution Earth discs and glowing crescent. This is the first time in 50 years that humans have photographed the planet from such a distance

NASA captures breathtaking images — Image credit: NASA

NASA captures breathtaking images

NASA has released breathtaking images from space showing how stunning Earth looks, both in the past and present.

Apollo 17 Earth image — Image credit: NASA

Apollo 17 Earth image

The space agency also shared an image captured by the 1972 Apollo 17 crew, which it then used to compare with the image it captured recently from the Artemis II crew.

Unique experience — Image credit: NASA

Unique experience

Apollo 17, the sixth and final lunar landing mission, gave its crew a distinctive and memorable perspective of Earth.

Latest images from space — Image credit: NASA

Latest images from space

NASA shared images of the Earth from its latest mission, Artemis II, giving viewers a real-time glimpse of Earth and life aboard the Orion capsule.

Trans lunar injection burn — Image credit: NASA

Trans-lunar injection burn

The images were taken after the crew successfully completed a trans-lunar injection burn.

Artemis looping path — Image credit: NASA

Artemis looping path

Artemis II is now on a looping path that will carry the crew around the far side of the Moon and back again. This is the first time since 1972 that humans have travelled outside of the Earth's orbit.

When will the crew return to Earth — Image credit: NASA

When will the crew return to Earth?

The crew should pass around the far side of the Moon on 6 April and return to Earth on 10 April.