The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8. The four astronauts channelled Apollo 8's famous "Earthrise" shot from 1968 with their own: "Earthset," showing our planet setting behind the gray, pockmarked moon. In this image provided by NASA, which the Artemis II crew captured from lunar orbit, the moon eclipses the sun on Monday. Canadian Space Agency astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Jeremy Hansen takes photographs through the Orion spacecraft's window during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the moon on Monday. Artemis II marks NASA's first return to the moon with astronauts — a critical step toward a lunar landing by another crew in two years.

Source: CBC News April 08, 2026 10:46 UTC