Artemis II has entered deep space, marking a new phase in the return of human missions beyond Earth. The mission, led by NASA, has produced new images of Earth captured from beyond low Earth orbit. These photographs were taken from the Orion spacecraft as it travels towards the Moon.

Ever since Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders captured Earthrise in 1968 — Earth hanging in the black void above the lunar surface — the image of our planet from deep space has carried a weight that no

Earlier this year, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman explained why the astronauts would be taking smartphones with them into space. He wrote on X: "We are giving our crews the tools to capture special moments for their families and share inspiring images and video with the world.

As they hurtle toward the Moon at thousands of miles per hour, the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission have

NASA’s Moon crew just shared the most breathtaking view of Earth from deep space in 50 years. These images of Earth were taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman.

Helping the astronauts of Artemis II speak to the folks on Earth is the Deep Space Network, operated out of Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

In October 1989, a blast from the sun flung out a stream of super-powered protons. This solar storm lasted for days and forced astronauts working in low-Earth orbit, aboard NASA’s Atlantis space shuttle, to retreat to a shielded storm shelter in the farthest interior of the craft.

NASA plans to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars by 2028, a major step for deep space exploration and its planned moon base.