Nasa has released a historic photograph of Earth dipping below the lunar horizon, more than 57 years after an iconic “Earthrise” image was captured by an Apollo 8 astronaut. Members of the Artemis II crew captured the shot from their Orion capsule during the mission’s record-setting lunar flyby, echoing the legendary “Earthrise” photograph taken by US astronaut Bill Anders in December 1968 during the first space mission to carry humans around the Moon. The US space agency posted its “Earthset” photo on X, as did the White House. The White House also posted a Nasa photograph of the eclipse, revealing what it said is “a view few in human history have ever witnessed”. “Earthrise” often appears in selections of the most iconic images, and was included in 2003 in Life magazine’s book entitled 100 Photographs That Changed the World.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 07, 2026 22:27 UTC