The crew of Artemis II on Saturday evening were being honored at a NASA event welcoming the astronauts back to Houston.

Seeing Earth from space changes your perspective. And this "overview effect" is magnified when you're looking back from beyond the moon, according to Artemis 2's Christina Koch.

NASA spokesperson Lauren Low told PolitiFact that one of the reasons Earth appears duller is because the new photo was taken at night, with only moonlight lighting the planet. The 1972 photo was taken in direct sunlight. The two images were also processed differently, she said.

That’s the word from NASA released stunning photos of Earth taken by astronauts aboard the Artemis II Orion capsule on Friday. The photos taken by mission commander Reid Wiseman were snapped as the four-person crew makes its way to the moon.

Still marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home Saturday from hundreds who took part in NASA's lunar comeback that set a record for deep space travel.

NASA hopes to build on Artemis success. April 11, 2026. NASA officials said there was “a lot more to do”, after the four crew members of the Artemi