See Artemis 2's amazing views of Earth in timelapse video taken from 12,000-photo drop

A new timelapse shows the stunning views of Earth that four astronauts got during their historic moon journey last month. A small selection of the 12,000 photos released from the Artemis 2 archive earlier this month showcases satellites, auroras , and our Earth in day and night views, as captured by the crew. The timelapse video at first shows our lit-up planet sweeping slowly into view in front of the camera, before it disappears into darkness from the astronauts' perspective. One of the many views of Earth captured by the Artemis 2 astronauts during their moon mission. (Image credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman) Next up is a closer-up view of the planet with little dots — satellites — shining and moving just above the rim of Earth. Then a few auroras, more popularly known as the northern lights and southern lights, become visible at the edge of our planet. Finally, Earth recedes again from the camera. Artemis 2 launched on April 1 and returned to Earth on April 10. It sent four astronauts — NASA's Reid Wiseman (commander), Victor Glover (pilot) and Christina Koch (mission specialist) and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency — around the moon. It marked the first time astronauts had left low Earth orbit sine 1972, when Apollo 17 landed two people on the moon's surface. While their mission was to the moon , a great deal of the astronauts' focus was on our home planet. …