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Homeward Bound: Artemis II Leaves Lunar Space, Reveals ‘Earthset’ Photos

The world, meanwhile, awaits enthralled with the pictures being released.
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Homeward Bound: Artemis II Leaves Lunar Space, Reveals ‘Earthset’ Photos
The Moon, seen here backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse on April 6, 2026, is photographed by one of the cameras on the Orion spacecraft’s solar array wings. Courtesy of NASA
T.J. Muscaro
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HOUSTON—The Artemis II astronauts are on their way home from the moon.

NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen left lunar space just before 1:30 p.m. ET on April 7.

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T.J. Muscaro
T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.