Artemis II is back from the Moon and NASA is now posting many images from the mission. Here are a few below. See below for links to many more. (Images Credit: NASA).
Update May 4, 2026: NASA just dropped 12,000 new images from the Artemis II mission. They are reported to be in NASA’s Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth – Link here or here for the photos. For more information, see below.




















Find more NASA images here: Artemis II Multimedia. For more on the Artemis II flight, see: Return to the Moon with Artemis, Part II, as well as NASA websites: Artemis II and Artemis II News and Updates.
A Few Updates
- “7 Science Lessons In The Stunning Astronaut Earth Photo.” Forbes. April 5, 2026.
- Kate Howells. “The best images from Artemis II.” The Planetary Society. April 7, 2026.
- James Cutmore. “Artemis II in pictures: 21 jaw-dropping photos, from launch to splashdown.” BBC Science Focus. April 11, 2026.
- Artemis II Galleries.
- “Artemis II Launch.” NASA. April 1, 2026.
- “Artemis II Journey to the Moon.” NASA.
- “Artemis II Lunar Flyby.” NASA. April 7, 2026.
- “Artemis II Return to Earth.” NASA. April 10, 2026.
- “NASA’s Space Launch System Rocket.” NASA.
- “NASA’s Orion Spacecraft.” NASA.
12,000 New Photos
- Brandon Specktor. “NASA just released 12,000 more Artemis II photos — here are a dozen of our favorites.” Live Science. May 5, 2026.
- Saubhagya Mukherjee. “NASA releases over 12,000 images taken during Artemis II mission—here’s all you need to know.” MSN. May 4, 2026.
- Meghan Bartels. “NASA just dropped more than 12,000 Artemis II photos—here’s how to see them.” Scientific American. May 4, 2026.
- Josh Dinner. “NASA just released 12,000 photos from Artemis 2. Here are our top picks.” space.com. May 5, 2026.
- Alan Taylor. “More Photos From Artemis II.” The Atlantic. May 4, 2026.






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