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'''''Hello, World''''' is a photograph of [[Earth]] taken by [[NASA]] astronaut [[Reid Wiseman]] aboard the [[Orion spacecraft]] during the [[Artemis II]] mission, published April 3, 2026.[{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Katrina |date=3 April 2026 |title=NASA Unveils 1st Earth Photos From Artemis II Moon Mission: 'You Look Beautiful.' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/science/nasa-artemis-moon-photos.html |access-date=5 April 2026 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}][{{cite news |last1=Ferreira Santos |first1=Sofia |date=3 April 2026 |title=Artemis II crew now halfway to Moon as they take 'spectacular' image of Earth |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8jzr423p9o |access-date=5 April 2026 |work=[[BBC News]]}}][{{Cite web |last=Breen |first=Kerry |date=April 3, 2026 |title=NASA shares first photos of Earth taken by Artemis II: "Hello, World" |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/artemis-ii-earth-photo-nasa-reid-wiseman/ |access-date=April 3, 2026 |website=[[CBS News]] |language=en-US}}] The photo shows Earth as a disk, but not a complete hemisphere.[{{cite web | last=Westlake | first=Andy | title=The Artemis Earth photo is incredible – but the one thing that nobody is telling you about it will blow your mind | website=Amateur Photographer | date=2026-04-04 | url=https://amateurphotographer.com/latest/photo-news/the-artemis-earth-photo-is-incredible-but-the-one-thing-that-nobody-is-telling-you-about-it-will-blow-your-mind/ | access-date=2026-04-12}}] It was captured during the first leg of the spacecraft's outbound journey toward the Moon. It and a preceding lower-[[Exposure (photography)|exposure]] snapshot are the first photographs of a full Earth disk taken by a human since 1972, when ''[[The Blue Marble]]'' was taken by the [[Apollo 17]] crew. |
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'''''Hello, World''''' is a photograph of [[Earth]] taken by [[NASA]] astronaut [[Reid Wiseman]] aboard the [[Orion spacecraft]] during the [[Artemis II]] mission, published April 3, 2026.[{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Katrina |date=3 April 2026 |title=NASA Unveils 1st Earth Photos From Artemis II Moon Mission: 'You Look Beautiful.' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/science/nasa-artemis-moon-photos.html |access-date=5 April 2026 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}][{{cite news |last1=Ferreira Santos |first1=Sofia |date=3 April 2026 |title=Artemis II crew now halfway to Moon as they take 'spectacular' image of Earth |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8jzr423p9o |access-date=5 April 2026 |work=[[BBC News]]}}][{{Cite web |last=Breen |first=Kerry |date=April 3, 2026 |title=NASA shares first photos of Earth taken by Artemis II: "Hello, World" |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/artemis-ii-earth-photo-nasa-reid-wiseman/ |access-date=April 3, 2026 |website=[[CBS News]] |language=en-US}}] The photo shows Earth as a disk, but not a complete hemisphere.[{{cite web | last=Westlake | first=Andy | title=The Artemis Earth photo is incredible – but the one thing that nobody is telling you about it will blow your mind | website=Amateur Photographer | date=2026-04-04 | url=https://amateurphotographer.com/latest/photo-news/the-artemis-earth-photo-is-incredible-but-the-one-thing-that-nobody-is-telling-you-about-it-will-blow-your-mind/ | access-date=2026-04-12}}] It was captured during the first leg of the spacecraft's outbound journey toward the Moon. It and a preceding lower-[[Exposure (photography)|exposure]] snapshot are the first photographs of a full Earth disk taken by a human since 1972, when ''[[The Blue Marble]]'' was taken by the [[Apollo 17]] crew. |
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In the image, although the Earth is still [[moonlight|illuminated]] by the [[full moon]], it is quite dark compared to a Sun-lit Earth. Thus, Wiseman photographed it with a longer exposure.[{{cite news |last1=Poole |first1=Robert |author1-link=Robert Poole (historian) |title=How Artemis II's Earthset photo compares with the iconic Earthrise image from 1968 |url=https://theconversation.com/how-artemis-iis-earthset-photo-compares-with-the-iconic-earthrise-image-from-1968-279966 |access-date=10 April 2026 |work=The Conversation |date=8 April 2026}}]
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The photograph shows the [[Night|night-side]] of the Earth. Although the Earth is still [[moonlight|illuminated]] by the [[full moon]], it is quite dark compared to a Sun-lit Earth. Thus, Wiseman photographed it with a longer exposure.[{{cite news |last1=Poole |first1=Robert |author1-link=Robert Poole (historian) |title=How Artemis II's Earthset photo compares with the iconic Earthrise image from 1968 |url=https://theconversation.com/how-artemis-iis-earthset-photo-compares-with-the-iconic-earthrise-image-from-1968-279966 |access-date=10 April 2026 |work=The Conversation |date=8 April 2026}}] |