Summary
NASA's Artemis II mission has shared one of its first photos, showing Earth along with auroras and zodiacal light. The mission is heading to the Moon and plans to observe a solar eclipse from space.
Key Facts
- NASA released a photo taken from the Artemis II mission, showing Earth.
- Mission commander Reid Wiseman took the photo.
- The photo includes two auroras and zodiacal light, which is sunlight scattered by dust in space.
- Artemis II is on its way to the Moon for a six-hour orbit planned for Monday.
- The mission will also observe a solar eclipse, where the Sun is hidden by the Moon.
- NASA aims to view different phenomena, like meteoroids hitting the Moon and dust above the Moon's surface.
