First Ever Look: Moon’s Far Side Revealed

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For the first time in history, humans have seen the entire far side of the moon with their own eyes. NASA’s Artemis II astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen — captured breathtaking images during their lunar flyby, including a stunning “Earthset” and a solar eclipse viewed from the moon.  In this video, we break down the crew’s seven-hour observation mission, their record-breaking distance from Earth (252,756 miles), and what these new photos mean for lunar and planetary science. From the mysterious terminator line to the 3.8-billion-year-old Orientale basin, discover the magic the astronauts witnessed.  🔔 Subscribe for more space updates. 📸 Full image set coming after Friday’s Pacific Ocean splashdown.  Key moments: – First views of the far side – Earthset vs. Apollo 8’s Earthrise – Solar eclipse from the moon – Astronauts’ reactions & science targets – Record distance & return schedule  #ArtemisII #MoonFarSide #NASA #Earthset #SpaceExploration

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00:04Hello, and welcome to Global Pulse News. For the first time, humans have laid eyes on the

00:11entire far side of the moon, and the first images are nothing short of stunning. During

00:19the most anticipated moment of the Artemis II mission, four astronauts flew around the moon

00:27on Monday. They captured photos and observations from their Orion spacecraft. NASA's Reed Wiseman,

00:35Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen,

00:42became the first people ever to see the lunar far side in full. That part of the moon is permanently

00:50hidden from Earth. On Tuesday, the White House released the first flyby photo on X. It shows an

00:58Earth set, our planet dipping behind the moon's far edge. That image is a reverse take on the iconic

01:071968 Earth rise from Apollo 8. But that wasn't all. The crew also witnessed a solar eclipse from the moon

01:17itself. They captured the sun's corona glowing around a darkened lunar disk. Over seven hours,

01:25the astronauts studied rugged terrain, impact craters, and vast, dark plains. Victor Glover

01:33marveled at the moon's terminator, the line between light and darkness, calling it, quote,

01:40islands of light and valleys like black holes. Christina Koch noted that smaller craters shone brighter than

01:48expected, like, in her words, a lampshade with tiny pinprick holes. The team also examined the 3.8

01:58billion-year-old Oriental Basin and reported seeing brown and green hues on the moon's near side.

02:06Their observations, NASA says, will help scientists better understand how the moon and the entire solar

02:14system formed. And there's a new record. The Artemis 2 crew flew 252,756 miles from Earth, farther than any

02:27humans in history. Most of their photos will be released after they return. That splashdown is

02:35scheduled for Friday off the coast of San Diego.

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