{"id":1921010,"date":"2026-05-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1921010"},"modified":"2026-05-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:00:00","slug":"nasa-just-dropped-more-than-12000-photos-from-the-artemis-ii-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1921010","title":{"rendered":"NASA Just Dropped More Than 12,000 Photos from the Artemis II Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artemisii-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The cratered surface of the top of the Moon\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images courtesy of NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">NASA Just Dropped More Than 12,000 Photos from the Artemis II Mission<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T09:42:34-05:00\">May 6, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"tag\">Photography<\/a><a class=\"category-science\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/science\/\" rel=\"tag\">Science<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F05%2Fnasa-artemis-ii-moon-earth-photography%2F&amp;title=NASA%20Just%20Dropped%20More%20Than%2012%2C000%20Photos%20from%20the%20Artemis%20II%20Mission\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"473737\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When it comes to photo drops, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/nasa\">NASA<\/a> has upped the ante. The organization has added thousands of snapshots from the Artemis II mission to the <a href=\"https:\/\/eol.jsc.nasa.gov\/SearchPhotos\/ShowQueryResults-Lightcycle.pl?results=177798551313402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth<\/a> archive. The album now holds 12,217 images by cosmic travelers Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen during their more than 250,000-mile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/04\/artemis-ii-earthset-moon-nasa-space-travel\/\">10-day flyby mission<\/a> around the moon.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2026\/05\/04\/nasa-releases-thousands-of-unseen-artemis-ii-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PetaPixel<\/a>, a couple of Nikons and an iPhone 17 were the cameras of choice for the journey. And even though many of the thousands of recently uploaded images are very similar\u2014some are even quite blurry\u2014scrolling through them gives the impression of being seated right next to the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-welcomes-record-setting-artemis-ii-moonfarers-back-to-earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moonfarers<\/a>\u201d as they marvel at Earth and its satellite and simply can\u2019t put the camera down\u2014just like we tend to snap way too many photos of a beautiful sunset.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artemisii-10.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473737\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artemisii-10.jpg\" alt=\"The Earth seen through a window in the Orion module during the Artemis II mission\" class=\"wp-image-473740\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Some of the most impactful photos include the reflections of the astronauts\u2019 hands and faces in the window of their vehicle, the Orion module. Juxtaposed with meticulously engineered equipment, the earth and moon seem somehow less abstracted from this unique vantage point, in which these orbs appear somehow more resonant and precious\u2014and vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>Explore more of our favorites below, and learn about the Artemis II mission on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/artemis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NASA\u2019s site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artemisii-11.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473737\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artemisii-11.jpg\" alt=\"A crescent-shaped view of the Earth, mostly obscured by shadow\" class=\"wp-image-473741\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artemisii-9.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473737\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artemisii-9.jpg\" alt=\"The Moon seen through a window in the Orion module during the Artemis II mission\" class=\"wp-image-473748\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artemisii-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473737\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artemisii-8.jpg\" alt=\"A total eclipse seen from the Orion module of the Artemis II mission\" class=\"wp-image-473747\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artemisii-5.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473737\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artemisii-5.jpeg\" alt=\"Stars seen through a window in the Orion module during the Artemis II mission\" class=\"wp-image-473744\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artemisii-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473737\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artemisii-6.jpg\" alt=\"The Moon seen through a window in the Orion module during the Artemis II mission\" class=\"wp-image-473745\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artemisii-4.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473737\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artemisii-4.jpeg\" alt='The Earth \"setting\" behind the Moon, seen through a window in the Orion module during the Artemis II mission' class=\"wp-image-473743\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artemisii-3.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473737\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/artemisii-3.jpeg\" alt=\"The Earth seen through a window in the Orion module during the Artemis II mission\" class=\"wp-image-473742\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image 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