NASA Posts Video of Earth Captured by Christina Koch
The four-person Artemis II crew returned to Earth after its historic 10-day lunar flyby mission earlier this month.
Now almost two weeks later, new stunning footage from the mission continues to reach the public.
On Wednesday, NASA posted a breathtaking video captured by astronaut Christina Koch.
Koch showed light shining on her face aboard the Orion spacecraft before flipping the camera to reveal the source of light as "Earthshine" - light from the Sun reflecting off the surface of our planet.
"Earthshine. Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch captured this video of Earth outside the windows of the Orion spacecraft during the second flight day of the mission," NASA Artemis wrote in its post. "Orion was roughly 33,800 miles (54,500 km) away from Earth when @Astro_Christina took this video."
Earthshine.
— NASA Artemis (@NASAArtemis) April 22, 2026
Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch captured this video of Earth outside the windows of the Orion spacecraft during the second flight day of the mission. Orion was roughly 33,800 miles (54,500 km) away from Earth when @Astro_Christina took this video. pic.twitter.com/1YBxVj4hi9
Viewers flooded the comment section with stunned reactions to this beautiful sight.
"There is something so poetic about a human face being lit up by the light of earth," one wrote.
"Actually can't believe my eyes," another said.
"It's hard to wrap my mind around how stunning this is. Space is so interesting & beautiful. I feel like I would be at a loss for words if I were her," another added.
"I get so emotional with space and nature. It is incredible how beautiful our world is. Blows my mind how humans can collaborate and do incredible things like sending ppl to space to explore. We have to do everything to preserve this amazing planet," another wrote.
Happy Earth Day! https://t.co/zlNExIva34
— Stennis Space Center (@NASAStennis) April 22, 2026
Koch and the rest of the Artemis II crew, featuring Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen, traveled further away from Earth than any humans in history on their journey around the far-side of the moon. They surpassed the previous record set by the Apollo 13 crew in 1970.
This story was originally published by Men's Journal on Apr 23, 2026, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Men's Journal as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
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This story was originally published April 23, 2026 at 6:20 AM.