Flat Earthers proven wrong for the millionth time again.
CorleoneBaloney on
58 years ago it was Earthrise, and now we have Earthset.
Bukr123 on
Triple the NASA budget please.
cashlash825 on
Have been waiting for this! Can’t wait to see all the photos the crew took. We are going learn so much and get such beautiful shots
ctskifreak on
I hope they release a super high resolution version of this shot. It’s unreal
Schlapfel9 on
I’m always amazed on what a beautiful planet the earth actually is
Somepantsman on
This is awesome, I love this.
VentureIndustries on
Gorgeous! Getting little teary eyed
TheMightyMisanthrope on
if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear
And if the band you’re in starts playing different tunes
I’ll see you on the dark side of the Moon…
> Humanity, from the other side. First photo from the far side of the Moon. Captured from Orion as Earth dips beyond the lunar horizon. Photo: NASA
(Source: whitehouse instagram, April 7, 2026)
isthereadrwho on
Looks kind of round to me!!
JackC1126 on
I LOVE SPACE EXPLORATION RRRAAAAHHHH
efeyyyy on
Instantly iconic photo. I wonder how many people immediately made this their wallpaper right now (I sure did)
Imzocrazy on
Is that Australia? Or a break in the clouds that looks like Australia?
EllieVader on
Aaaaand it’s my new background
BigBoyYuyuh on
Dang it, my eyes were closed. Take another photo!
rorymakesamovie on
Good time to be as far away from that shit as possible
Anderopolis on
Wow, simply wow.
That’s an amazing view.
No-Fortune9801 on
This is absolutely amazing and beautiful and just astonishing. I’m lost for words. Every bit of history. Every bit of life, is sitting right there on that rock guys. Wild stuff. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE SPACE.
octobersoon on
it feels weird and awesome to see such a clear picture, like we’re so used to seeing retro-style film grain images of the earth from the moon… since most of em were from the 60s-70s.
skyattacksx on
Love this photo. Question though, there was a picture before where it showed Earth looking pretty small as they were going away. Here it looks massive. I’m not a photographer, just wondering how do they achieve this effect?
Obvious part of me says zoom, but I figure there’s more to it than that (or maybe there isn’t :D)
ehtuvaimeaocu on
Pink Floyd album?
Ok_Progress_6071 on
It’s a shame that Anders didn’t live to see this moment.
_BindersFullOfWomen_ on
Can’t figure out how to post an image so dropping this here instead
Imagine what a world space agency could do with a budget of 1 trillion
Qranz on
Where aliens? I was promised aliens by reddit
MalpracticeMatt on
This is a really dumb question at this point, but what is the goal of this mission? Are they planning to step foot on the moon? I feel like all the other bs going on with trump/world has totally overshadowed this mission
Edit: question answered. Thanks!
_DuckieFuckie_ on
This is historical
So proud of Humanity, and that’s something with everything going nowadays.
aaron_kosminski0 on
it’s crazy to think all the planets in the solar system could fit between these two. just look at them, the distances don’t even seem right. AMAZING
znebsays on
Honestly it’s a shame this isn’t all over mainstream media. It’s a milestone in human history
Hamster_boat on
It’s crazy to see such improved photo qualities. Just ours in perspective how small and insignificant we are in the grand scheme of things. A world that feels so large when you are living on it can feel so small from far away.
UnidentifiedBlobject on
I know it’s not anything like theirs but I took this picture today at the time Artemis II was on the other side of the moon. So I’m basically the opposite side of this photo. (If you zoom in you can see east coast Australia).
It felt a little awe inspiring to look at the moon at that time (9:12am AEST which I believe was 6:12pm CDT) and know there were 4 humans on the other side of it.
So that means they’re actually just peaking out from the side on the moon in my pic.
TisBeTheFuk on
How big are those craters? It’s hard to gauge scale
autistic_insomniac5 on
This reminds me Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot quote of how small we are in vastness of space. This speech seems even more relevant today. “Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of the dot on scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner”. “…this underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known”.
Yadahoom on
That’s the picture I’ve been waiting for
mmielikainen on
Imagine living on the moon and seeing this blue marble for most of your day.
how life changing it must be on be on board this mission , to SEE the earth as a ball in this black abyss , it must be so different returning here into the normal perspective again
SkelaKingHD on
Every time I refresh the page there are more photos!!!!
Illustrious-Toe-570 on
It’s scary how space is dark and vastly massive
trroia on
Does anyone know the scale for this ? Like how big are the craters on the moon shown in the photo?
RavenousBrain on
WARNING: This photo may be considered inappropriate for some least educated members of the audience. Viewer discretion is required.
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Flat Earthers proven wrong for the millionth time again.
58 years ago it was Earthrise, and now we have Earthset.
Triple the NASA budget please.
Have been waiting for this! Can’t wait to see all the photos the crew took. We are going learn so much and get such beautiful shots
I hope they release a super high resolution version of this shot. It’s unreal
I’m always amazed on what a beautiful planet the earth actually is
This is awesome, I love this.
Gorgeous! Getting little teary eyed
if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear
And if the band you’re in starts playing different tunes
I’ll see you on the dark side of the Moon…
[Here’s the full res version direct from NASA](https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/art002e009288/art002e009288~orig.jpg)
I can see my house!
I should have waved… dang.
> EARTHSET.
> April 6, 2026.
> Humanity, from the other side. First photo from the far side of the Moon. Captured from Orion as Earth dips beyond the lunar horizon. Photo: NASA
(Source: whitehouse instagram, April 7, 2026)
Looks kind of round to me!!
I LOVE SPACE EXPLORATION RRRAAAAHHHH
Instantly iconic photo. I wonder how many people immediately made this their wallpaper right now (I sure did)
Is that Australia? Or a break in the clouds that looks like Australia?
Aaaaand it’s my new background
Dang it, my eyes were closed. Take another photo!
Good time to be as far away from that shit as possible
Wow, simply wow.
That’s an amazing view.
This is absolutely amazing and beautiful and just astonishing. I’m lost for words. Every bit of history. Every bit of life, is sitting right there on that rock guys. Wild stuff. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE SPACE.
it feels weird and awesome to see such a clear picture, like we’re so used to seeing retro-style film grain images of the earth from the moon… since most of em were from the 60s-70s.
Love this photo. Question though, there was a picture before where it showed Earth looking pretty small as they were going away. Here it looks massive. I’m not a photographer, just wondering how do they achieve this effect?
Obvious part of me says zoom, but I figure there’s more to it than that (or maybe there isn’t :D)
Pink Floyd album?
It’s a shame that Anders didn’t live to see this moment.
Can’t figure out how to post an image so dropping this here instead
[Eclipse shot](https://images.nasa.gov/details/art002e009301)
We need to form a true world space agency
Science shouldn’t be limited to single countrys
Imagine what a world space agency could do with a budget of 1 trillion
Where aliens? I was promised aliens by reddit
This is a really dumb question at this point, but what is the goal of this mission? Are they planning to step foot on the moon? I feel like all the other bs going on with trump/world has totally overshadowed this mission
Edit: question answered. Thanks!
This is historical
So proud of Humanity, and that’s something with everything going nowadays.
it’s crazy to think all the planets in the solar system could fit between these two. just look at them, the distances don’t even seem right. AMAZING
Honestly it’s a shame this isn’t all over mainstream media. It’s a milestone in human history
It’s crazy to see such improved photo qualities. Just ours in perspective how small and insignificant we are in the grand scheme of things. A world that feels so large when you are living on it can feel so small from far away.
I know it’s not anything like theirs but I took this picture today at the time Artemis II was on the other side of the moon. So I’m basically the opposite side of this photo. (If you zoom in you can see east coast Australia).
It felt a little awe inspiring to look at the moon at that time (9:12am AEST which I believe was 6:12pm CDT) and know there were 4 humans on the other side of it.
https://i.imgur.com/v0KDVww.jpeg
Edit: thanks to people pointing me to the [NASA images page](https://images.nasa.gov), I found this photo with the closest time to mine based on EXIF. Taken 10 mins before mine. https://images.nasa.gov/details/art002e009280b
So that means they’re actually just peaking out from the side on the moon in my pic.
How big are those craters? It’s hard to gauge scale
This reminds me Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot quote of how small we are in vastness of space. This speech seems even more relevant today. “Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of the dot on scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner”. “…this underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known”.
That’s the picture I’ve been waiting for
Imagine living on the moon and seeing this blue marble for most of your day.
Already got the [Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthset_(photograph)) up for it! An amazing photograph indeed
how life changing it must be on be on board this mission , to SEE the earth as a ball in this black abyss , it must be so different returning here into the normal perspective again
Every time I refresh the page there are more photos!!!!
It’s scary how space is dark and vastly massive
Does anyone know the scale for this ? Like how big are the craters on the moon shown in the photo?
WARNING: This photo may be considered inappropriate for some least educated members of the audience. Viewer discretion is required.