First-ever photo of Earth from moon’s far side unveiled as Artemis II begins journey home, Trump weighs in

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. The Artemis II crew takes part in a historic mid-mission call with the International Space Station as NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman discusses the mission’s progress on ‘America Reports.’ NASA unveiled the first-ever photo of Earth from the far side of the moon after a flyby Tuesday, taken by the Artemis II astronauts that President Donald Trump hailed in a phone call as "modern-day pioneers." The historic image, taken for the very first time by human beings from this exact perspective, was compared by NASA to the iconic "Earthrise" photo taken by astronaut Bill Anders from the Apollo 8 mission nearly 60 years ago. NASA dubbed the photo "Earthset," as a callback to the 1968 photo. "Humanity, from the other side," The White House wrote in a post sharing the photo on X. "First photo from the far side of the Moon. Captured from Orion as Earth dips be