Artemis Era Earthrise, Artemis II Star Map the Kepler Space Telescope

the Kepler Space Telescope

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This poster envisions a world where the conditions might allow liquid water—and potentially life—to exist

and purple towards the top center

The rest of the planet fades into night

Artemis Era Earthrise, Artemis II Star Map the Kepler Space TelescopeEarthrise, 2026. The view that changed everything, captured again for the first time in over 50 years. April 6, 2026, 7: 22 p. m. ET. During the far side flyby, the Artemis II crew pointed a 400mm lens through Orion's window and photographed something humanity hadn't seen with its own eyes since December 1968: Earthrise. Earth appears as a thin, bright crescent. Only the upper edge catches sunlight, revealing scattered cloud systems and that familiar