Not a sunset but an “earthset”: A huge total solar eclipse, as explained by NASA staff about the Artemis II photo

NASA’s crewed Artemis II mission successfully completed a lunar flyby and released striking images from the far side of the Moon, including a total eclipse and Earth setting below the horizon.

The same photos were shared by multiple official NASA accounts, each framed from a different angle — Sun, Mars, Earth, and science — highlighting NASA’s broad outreach strategy.

The mission is a key step toward future human lunar landings and shows growing international attention on Artemis and the Orion spacecraft.

The images also echo the legacy of Apollo 8-era lunar photography, reinforcing the power of space imagery for science communication.