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That's us! 🌍 The Artemis II crew captured beautiful, high-resolution images of our home planet during their journey to the Moon. As @Astro_Christina put it: "You guys look great."

Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶 The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.

LIVE: They are coming home. Watch as the Artemis II crew returns to Earth, splashing down at around 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11). twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

@larrizy Yes! nasa.gov/ways-to-watch/

@NASAEarth Would there be a live streaming of the splash?

Artemis II, we’re ready for ya! 🌎 NASA’s Earth science missions provide observations used to forecast wind, turbulence, and temperature. Those forecasts come from the Goddard Earth Observing System, or GEOS, which helps teams prepare for a safe splashdown.

Help us welcome the Artemis II crew back to Earth: nasa.gov/ways-to-watch/

Artemis II launched on April 1 to fly around the Moon and back, traveling farther than any human has ever gone. They’ll splash down in the Pacific Ocean around 8:07pm ET on April 10. We can’t wait to welcome them back to our little oasis in space. 🫶

New perspectives of our home planet. As Artemis II flew around the Moon on April 6, the crew captured these images of a crescent Earth from hundreds of thousands of miles away. See the latest photos and videos: nasa.gov/artemis-ii-mul…

@mwesigwapaul The Artemis II crew has already flown around the Moon and they are now on their way home. You can see the images they captured during the lunar flyby here: nasa.gov/gallery/lunar-…

@NASAEarth When are they reaching the moon Those are the scenes we want to witness

Earthrise (Artemis II’s version) The Artemis II crew took this photo of Earthrise—when Earth appears to rise from behind the lunar horizon—as the crew flew around the far side of the Moon on April 6, 2026. In this view, Earth looks like a crescent and the Moon is on the right.

@AiAigallery There's more where that came from! nasa.gov/gallery/lunar-…

@NASAEarth thank you so beautiful

The new Earthrise image from Artemis II is reminiscent of the iconic Earthrise image captured by Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders in 1968 during the first ever crewed spacecraft to orbit the Moon.

@NASAArtemis Hi Rise! Love the hat 😉

Hi! I’m Rise! About a week ago, I launched aboard the Artemis II mission with four of my besties. Since then, I have been serving a very important purpose aboard the Orion spacecraft… I float. (And I look cute.) Today, I am taking over the Artemis social media accounts! -Rise

Ready… set… Earth! 🌎 As Artemis II flew around the far side of the Moon, the crew captured a new view of home. These images show Earthset, when Earth dips below the lunar horizon. Parts of Australia & Oceania are visible, while the dark side of Earth is experiencing nighttime.

@ToysJake @NASAArtemis Both gorgeous, both iconic. 😍

@NASAArtemis Comparison of them

Earthset. The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. The image is reminiscent of the iconic Earthrise image taken by astronaut Bill Anders 58 years earlier as the Apollo 8 crew flew around the Moon.

Update: The Artemis II crew were 252,756 miles from Earth at the farthest point in their trajectory.

New record🥇 The Artemis II astronauts are now farther from Earth than humans have ever been! At 1:57 p.m. EDT, they broke the record set by Apollo 13 in 1970. Their journey around the far side of the Moon today will take them a maximum distance of 252,752 miles from Earth.

LIVE: Watch with us as the Artemis II astronauts make their closest approach to the Moon, traveling farther from Earth than ever before. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

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One last look at Earth before we reach the Moon. This view of the Earth was captured on April 5, the fourth day of the Artemis II mission, from inside the Orion spacecraft. The four astronauts will reach their closest approach of the Moon tomorrow, April 6.

Tired: Monday Wired: Moonday Today our Artemis II astronauts fly around the Moon! Tune in, starting at 1pm ET (1700 UTC) as they view parts of the Moon never seen by human eyes. Watch it live with us: nasa.gov/ways-to-watch/