Artemis 2 Crew Snaps Milky Way During Rare Lunar Flyby
TL;DR
Artemis 2 astronauts captured a stunning view of the Milky Way’s galactic plane from the Orion capsule, with the pink Homunculus Nebula around Eta Carinae visible in the frame, taken just after their lunar flyby that briefly cut communications with Earth; the crew will perform trajectory corrections as they head back to Earth on their 10‑day mission.
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