Earthset, moon, eclipse captured in stunning images taken by Artemis II

U.S. Earthset, moon, eclipse captured in stunning images taken by Artemis II By Kerry Breen Kerry Breen News Editor Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use. Read Full Bio Kerry Breen April 7, 2026 / 10:41 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Stunning photos taken by the Artemis II crew were released on Tuesday, showing spectacular views from the far side of the moon and an eclipse in space. One image from NASA showed "Earthset" — the Earth dipping behind the moon. Part of the Earth is seen in darkness, while Australia and Oceania are visible on the planet's surface. Details of the moon appear in the photo's foreground. "Humanity, from the other side," the White House said about the image. Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. ET, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew's flyby of the moon. NASA The image was captured through the window of the Orion spacecraft on Monday evening as the Artemis II crew conducted a flyby of the moon — becoming the first humans to see some parts of the moon's far side with the naked eye and traveling farther from Earth than any other humans in history.    Another stunning photo showed the moon eclipsing the sun. The eclipse was not visible from Earth, only to the crew aboard the spacecraft, and the astronauts needed to wear eclipse glasses to protect their eyes until the moon completely covered the sun. "From the crew's perspective, the Moon appears large enough to completely block the Sun, creating nearly 54 minutes of totality and extending the view far beyond what is possible from Earth," NASA said about the image. This image taken by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby on April 6, 2026, shows the moon eclipsing the sun. NASA Astronaut Victor...