Artemis II crew snaps Earth’s blue glow on departure

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon. NASA released the crew’s first downlinked images Friday, 1 1/2 days into the first astronaut moonshot in more than half a century. The first photo taken by commander Reid Wiseman shows a curved slice of Earth in one of the capsule’s windows. The second shows the entire globe with the oceans topped by swirling white tendrils of clouds. A green aurora even glows, according to NASA. “It’s great to think that with the exception of our four friends, all of us are represented […]... Keep on reading: Artemis II crew snaps Earth’s blue glow on departure

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