{"id":392290,"date":"2026-04-10T22:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T22:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/392290\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T22:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T22:15:12","slug":"the-best-shots-from-artemis-mission-to-the-dark-side-of-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/392290\/","title":{"rendered":"The best shots from Artemis mission to the dark side of the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Splashdown for the astronauts on the Artemis II mission marks the completion of humanity\u2019s first voyage to the Moon in more than half a century.<\/p>\n<p>Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada\u2019s Jeremy Hansen will hit the atmosphere travelling at Mach 32 \u2014 or 32 times the speed of sound \u2014 in the self-flying Orion capsule, dubbed Integrity, before landing in the Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>Since launching from Florida on April 1st, the astronauts have documented scenes of the lunar far side never seen before by the naked eye, and savoured a total solar eclipse, capturing a series of breathtaking pictures in the process.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"498\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/in-pictures-the-best-shots-from-artemis-mission-to-the-dark-side-of-the-moon.jpg\" alt=\"The crew with outside the rocket before lift-off\" data-title=\"NASA Artemis Moonshot Countdown\" data-copyright-holder=\"AP\" data-copyright-notice=\"(NASA\/Bill Ingalls) For copyright and restrictions refer to \u2013 http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/multimedia\/guidelines\/index.html\" data-credit=\"Bill Ingalls\" data-usage-terms=\"This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. Handout \u2013 Government Produced\"\/>Nasa astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen on a visit to Cape Kennedy on March 30 (Bill Ingalls\/Nasa\/AP)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775859308_243_in-pictures-the-best-shots-from-artemis-mission-to-the-dark-side-of-the-moon.jpg\" alt=\"The launch at Kennedy Space Centre \" data-title=\"NASA Artemis Moonshot\" data-copyright-holder=\"AP\" data-copyright-notice=\"Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.\" data-credit=\"John Raoux\" data-usage-terms=\"This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required.\"\/>A huge roar marks blast-off at Kennedy Space Centre (John Raoux\/AP)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775859309_857_in-pictures-the-best-shots-from-artemis-mission-to-the-dark-side-of-the-moon.jpg\" alt=\"Crowds gathered to watch the launch in Florida \" data-title=\"NASA Artemis Moonshot\" data-copyright-holder=\"AP\" data-copyright-notice=\"(NASA\/Keegan Barber) For copyright and restrictions refer to \u2013 http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/multimedia\/guidelines\/index.html\" data-credit=\"Keegan Barber\" data-usage-terms=\"This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. Handout \u2013 Government Produced\"\/>The launch is watched by guests at the Banana Creek viewing site in Florida (Keegan Barber\/Nasa\/AP)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775859309_414_in-pictures-the-best-shots-from-artemis-mission-to-the-dark-side-of-the-moon.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen enjoys a shave inside the Orion spacecraft on day five\" data-title=\"NASA Artemis Moonshot\" data-copyright-holder=\"AP\" data-copyright-notice=\"NASA\" data-credit=\"Uncredited\" data-usage-terms=\"This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. Handout \u2013 Government Produced\"\/>Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen enjoys a shave inside the Orion spacecraft on day five (Nasa\/AP)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775859310_58_in-pictures-the-best-shots-from-artemis-mission-to-the-dark-side-of-the-moon.jpg\" alt=\"The Artemis II crew captured this image of the Milky Way on April 7\" data-title=\"NASA Artemis Moonshot\" data-copyright-holder=\"AP\" data-copyright-notice=\"\" data-credit=\"Uncredited\" data-usage-terms=\"This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. Handout \u2013 Government Produced\"\/>The Artemis II crew captured this image of the Milky Way on April 7 (Nasa\/AP)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775859310_367_in-pictures-the-best-shots-from-artemis-mission-to-the-dark-side-of-the-moon.jpg\" alt=\"The crew members pose with eclipse viewers during the lunar flyby\" data-title=\"NASA Artemis Moonshot\" data-copyright-holder=\"AP\" data-copyright-notice=\"\" data-credit=\"Uncredited\" data-usage-terms=\"This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. Handout \u2013 Government Produced\"\/>The crew members pose with eclipse viewers during the lunar flyby (Nasa\/AP)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775859310_430_in-pictures-the-best-shots-from-artemis-mission-to-the-dark-side-of-the-moon.jpg\" alt=\"An image of the Moon eclipsing the Sun \" data-title=\"APTOPIX NASA Artemis Moonshot\" data-copyright-holder=\"AP\" data-copyright-notice=\"\" data-credit=\"Uncredited\" data-usage-terms=\"This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. Handout \u2013 Government Produced\"\/>An image of the Moon eclipsing the Sun (Nasa\/AP)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775859310_456_in-pictures-the-best-shots-from-artemis-mission-to-the-dark-side-of-the-moon.jpg\" alt=\"A group photo inside the Orion spacecraft as the crew make their way home \" data-title=\"NASA Artemis Moonshot\" data-copyright-holder=\"AP\" data-copyright-notice=\"\" data-credit=\"Uncredited\" data-usage-terms=\"This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. Handout \u2013 Government Produced\"\/>A group photo inside the Orion spacecraft as the crew make their way home (Nasa\/AP)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775859311_985_in-pictures-the-best-shots-from-artemis-mission-to-the-dark-side-of-the-moon.jpg\" alt=\"A view of the moon taken by the Artemis II crew before going to sleep on day five \" data-title=\"NASA Artemis Moonshot\" data-copyright-holder=\"AP\" data-copyright-notice=\"\" data-credit=\"Uncredited\" data-usage-terms=\"This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. Handout \u2013 Government Produced\"\/>A view of the moon taken by the Artemis II crew before going to sleep on day five (Nasa\/AP)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775859311_841_in-pictures-the-best-shots-from-artemis-mission-to-the-dark-side-of-the-moon.jpg\" alt=\"Christina Koch gazes back at Earth from of one of the Orion spacecraft\u2019s main cabin windows\" data-title=\"NASA Artemis Moonshot\" data-copyright-holder=\"AP\" data-copyright-notice=\"\" data-credit=\"Uncredited\" data-usage-terms=\"This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. Handout \u2013 Government Produced\"\/>Christina Koch gazes back at Earth from of one of the Orion spacecraft\u2019s main cabin windows (Nasa\/AP)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"361\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775859312_906_in-pictures-the-best-shots-from-artemis-mission-to-the-dark-side-of-the-moon.jpg\" alt=\"The Moon is seen from a camera outside the Orion spacecraft after the astronauts surpassed the farthest distance travelled by humans from Earth\" data-title=\"NASA Artemis Moonshot\" data-copyright-holder=\"AP\" data-copyright-notice=\"\" data-credit=\"Uncredited\" data-usage-terms=\"This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. Handout \u2013 One Time Use Handout One Time Use Not for Commercial-Use \"\/>The Moon is seen from a camera outside the Orion spacecraft after the astronauts surpassed the farthest distance travelled by humans from Earth (Nasa\/AP)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775859312_945_in-pictures-the-best-shots-from-artemis-mission-to-the-dark-side-of-the-moon.jpg\" alt=\"A view of Earth taken by Commander Reid Wiseman \" data-title=\"NASA-Artemis-Moonshot\" data-copyright-holder=\"AP\" data-copyright-notice=\"\" data-credit=\"Uncredited\" data-usage-terms=\"This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. Handout \u2013 Government Produced\"\/>A view of Earth taken by Commander Reid Wiseman (Nasa\/AP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Splashdown for the astronauts on the Artemis II mission marks the completion of humanity\u2019s first voyage to the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392291,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[61,60,82,247],"class_list":{"0":"post-392290","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-ie","9":"tag-ireland","10":"tag-science","11":"tag-space"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392290\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}