{"id":370049,"date":"2026-04-08T20:11:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/370049\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:11:25","slug":"people-are-pointing-out-one-awesome-detail-in-all-of-these-nasa-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/370049\/","title":{"rendered":"People Are Pointing Out One Awesome Detail In All Of These NASA Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you may know, Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch became the first woman to orbit the Moon, making her the farthest-traveling woman in space history!<img alt=\"Four astronauts in a spacecraft pose for a photo, smiling. Two are standing and two are crouched in front, with American and Canadian flags visible\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9a63682753a41834bd6ca8b73d223af9.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Nasa \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>I, and many others, are also now deeply obsessed with her.<img alt=\"Person gazing out from a spacecraft window at Earth from space, with a partial silhouette framing the planet's view\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/126cd3d765294b34faac5aa3c1e81f70.jpeg\"\/>She has major *queen of pop* energy.<img alt=\"Astronauts float in a space station, smiling and holding a small globe. An American flag is visible in the background\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"900\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/d60ae71d6380787595cdd3dba113a330.jpeg\"\/>That said, there&#8217;s obviously a HUGE team behind this launch besides the four astronauts we see in space, and pictures of them are also going viral.<img alt=\"Four astronauts in orange space suits stand in front of an Artemis mission backdrop, preparing for a mission event\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/457de7e89c52350afab9b1102351d9c2.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p> Nurphoto \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/edmazza\/karoline-leavitt-trump-peace-through-strength?origin=yahoo-recirc-links\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Internet Is Calling Out Karoline Leavitt In The Most Hilarious Way After She Claimed Trump Coined A 2000-Year-Old Phrase;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Internet Is Calling Out Karoline Leavitt In The Most Hilarious Way After She Claimed Trump Coined A 2000-Year-Old Phrase&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Internet Is Calling Out Karoline Leavitt In The Most Hilarious Way After She Claimed Trump Coined A 2000-Year-Old Phrase<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let me show you some photos, and tell me what you notice&#8230;Here&#8217;s one:<img alt=\"A woman in a control room, smiling and holding an open laptop, surrounded by colleagues working at computer stations\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"551\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6e0feb648a8584e336be0e9192b0753e.jpeg\"\/>Another:<img alt=\"Three people excitedly look at a laptop screen, suggesting a positive discovery. They are indoors, possibly in a professional or scientific setting\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"758\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ae428179a689350a2eba8892312c9a38.jpeg\"\/>Looking at a model of the moon:<img alt=\"People in a control room discuss a space mission, holding a model planet. Screens and monitors surround them\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f64b513f2edc5aace8040335e2cf3e1c.jpeg\"\/>This is a happy group of NASA scientists:<img alt=\"Group of people in a control room celebrating and smiling, with screens and computers visible\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1baf1109158da940f9e1a8edd81b74e3.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/davidmoye\/alexandra-ocasio-cortez-bluntly-responds-to-trumps-attack?origin=yahoo-recirc-links\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Trump Came For AOC And Her Comeback Was So Brutal I Need To Lie Down For A Minute;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Trump Came For AOC And Her Comeback Was So Brutal I Need To Lie Down For A Minute&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Trump Came For AOC And Her Comeback Was So Brutal I Need To Lie Down For A Minute<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And lastly, this picture of members of the lunar science team celebrating a successful loop around the Moon:<img alt=\"People in a control room cheer and celebrate a space mission milestone while monitoring screens\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/b981054650dde2f304b85e01fd92adb4.jpeg\"\/>Notice anything yet?????<img alt=\"Two women working in a control room, one pointing at a monitor, both wearing headsets and professional attire\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/9529f3dbf6cfc6ec9aaf6f3f01851c97.jpeg\"\/>Yeah, ding-ding-ding, there are TONS of women on the team.<img alt=\"People in a control room cheer and applaud while watching a screen, indicating a successful event or mission\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/50a6e051521deffb8088850bc7ce5303.jpeg\"\/>The pictures have been circulating on social media and the reactions are very nice!<img alt=\"Group of people in a control room celebrating the launch of Artemis II, with screens showing mission details\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"723\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1c742294d08994fedd391c29c879273a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/michaelabramwell\/dc-mayor-shading-nancy-mace?origin=yahoo-recirc-links\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Everyone Is Applauding The Mayor Of DC&#039;s Response To Nancy Mace Asking Her To Define A &quot;Woman&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Everyone Is Applauding The Mayor Of DC&#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Everyone Is Applauding The Mayor Of DC&#8217;s Response To Nancy Mace Asking Her To Define A &#8220;Woman&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are 10 of my favorite ones:10. &#8220;Thank you for sharing! Going to share this picture with my kindergarteners \ud83d\udc9b&#8221;<img alt=\"A social media comment reads, &quot;Thank you for sharing! Going to share this picture with my kindergarteners,&quot; followed by a heart emoji\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"225\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/18f2a5f9e7d44a7fa4488ec88c6c43a4.jpeg\"\/>9. &#8220;My 10yo daughter wants to be a planetary geologist. I showed her this photo and she got so excited to see so many women.&#8221;<img alt=\"Social media post: &quot;My 10yo daughter wants to be a planetary geologist. I showed her this photo and she got so excited to see so many women.&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"248\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/560a9fe4dfbee45aa2216c22f6f1f779.jpeg\"\/>8. &#8220;SUCK IT, HERITAGE FOUNDATION!!!!!!!!!!!!&#8221;<img alt=\"A post by &quot;mortalglobetrotter&quot; reads, &quot;SUCK IT, HERITAGE FOUNDATION!!!!!!!!!!!!&quot; with 220 likes, 1 comment, and share options\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"612\" height=\"256\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/91ae39dddfaf27ae699d0578c8f3dfea.jpeg\"\/>7. &#8220;We went from hidden figures to this! So prouuuudff\ud83e\udd70&#8221;<img alt=\"Screenshot of social media post reads: &quot;We went from hidden figures to this! So prouuudff,&quot; followed by an emoji\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"266\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/be40dfb422fcdc0cc1df682218ec54c2.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>6. &#8220;Every time a new image of NASA peeps working or celebrating comes out, I&#8217;m so proud to see the majority of the people in the photo being women. Let&#8217;s go Artemis!&#8221;<img alt=\"Social media post celebrating NASA photos with many women, mentioning Artemis program\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"234\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/d9210766dd0053eeff499dfc4106fc8a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/edmazza\/sarah-matthews-trump-epstein?origin=yahoo-recirc-links\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:An Ex-White House Staffer Just Revealed What&#039;s Making Trump Completely Melt Down Right Now;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;An Ex-White House Staffer Just Revealed What&#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">An Ex-White House Staffer Just Revealed What&#8217;s Making Trump Completely Melt Down Right Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. &#8220;This is so awesome!! Thanks for sharing! Who run the world?! (and apparently space too).&#8221;<img alt=\"Social media post with caption: &quot;This is so awesome!! Thanks for sharing! Who run the world?! (and apparently space too)&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"250\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3497c0a84e6ad81e8bfac0a9bc2a8f2d.jpeg\"\/>4. &#8220;I am enchanted by the joy and pride. And also that 16 out of the 26 I can see are women. Remarkable\ud83d\udc95&#8221;<img alt=\"The image shows a social media post expressing joy and pride, noting that 16 out of 26 people seen are women\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"243\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/c05fe270f6ea455f2a3e831bd71e26f7.jpeg\"\/>3. &#8220;This gives me so much joy \u2764\ufe0f What a time to be alive! (There are so many terrible things going on right now, we really need to celebrate the good things.)&#8221;<img alt=\"Social media post reads: &quot;This gives me so much joy. What a time to be alive! (There are so many terrible things going on right now, we really need to celebrate the good things.)&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"238\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/978f2434afdeb9758b98eb9e6751e815.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>2. \ud83e\udd29 Best post on the internet I\u2019ve seen recently!<img alt=\"Comment by yorkshireviolinist: &quot;Best post on the internet I\u2019ve seen recently!&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"704\" height=\"184\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/79e06efe1ee32365a409554dde88d21c.jpeg\"\/>1. And lastly: &#8220;We really need to do better with career day. You\u2019re telling me I could\u2019ve gone to school for something cool like lunar geology?&#8221;<img alt=\"Comment by zeusy_goose123: &quot;We really need to do better with career day. You\u2019re telling me I could\u2019ve gone to school for something cool like lunar geology?&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"228\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/b387b333bf62be60d2d492dfd7e532f6.jpeg\"\/>Thoughts???<img alt=\"People in a control room cheer and applaud, watching a successful mission event on screens above. Various individuals display excitement and relief\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/d6c5ae2f067786a6221de9f170fce6c7.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Also in In the News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/morgansloss1\/best-political-tweets-3-16-2026?origin=yahoo-recirc-links\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;MAGA Really Thought This Girl Was One Of Them&quot;: 42 Brutal, Brutal, Brutal Political Tweets Of The Week;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&amp;quot&quot;}\" class=\"link \">&#8220;MAGA Really Thought This Girl Was One Of Them&#8221;: 42 Brutal, Brutal, Brutal Political Tweets Of The Week<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Also in In the News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/crystalro\/terrifying-things-i-learned-february-2026?origin=yahoo-recirc-links\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:21 Terrifying, Shocking, And Extremely Disturbing Things I Learned Last Month;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;21 Terrifying, Shocking, And Extremely Disturbing Things I Learned Last Month&quot;}\" class=\"link \">21 Terrifying, Shocking, And Extremely Disturbing Things I Learned Last Month<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Also in In the News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/bellaarnold\/newsom-tweet-hide-yo-dogs-kristi-noem?origin=yahoo-recirc-links\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gavin Newsom Just Threw Shade At Kristi Noem, And The Internet Is Absolutely Losing It;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Gavin Newsom Just Threw Shade At Kristi Noem, And The Internet Is Absolutely Losing It&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Gavin Newsom Just Threw Shade At Kristi Noem, And The Internet Is Absolutely Losing It<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/mjs538\/cool-nasa-detail?origin=yahoo-recirc-links\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read it on BuzzFeed.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Read it on BuzzFeed.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Read it on BuzzFeed.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As you may know, Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch became the first woman to orbit the Moon, making&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":370050,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[37812,3714,3323,111,139,69,147,392],"class_list":{"0":"post-370049","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-christina-koch","9":"tag-getty-images","10":"tag-nasa","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz","14":"tag-science","15":"tag-space"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/370050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}