NASA releases first stunning Artemis II photos of Earth from moon mission

The crew were about 100,000 miles (160,000 kilometres) from Earth and were quickly closing in on the moon.

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AlJazeera: NASA releases first stunning Artemis II photos of Earth from moon mission.

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