Can we all agree that in a world of influencers, Z-listers, TikToks, badly acted ads, brand collabs, people filming themselves crying…the Artemis livestream of 4 middle-aged scientists doing their jobs is genuinely the best most authentic content of the century? Thanks @NASA🌚
BREAKING: The Artemis II astronauts are further from Earth than any humans have ever traveled.
Just before 2 p.m. Eastern time, the crew members broke the record of 248,655 miles away from Earth.
The previous record was set by the Apollo 13 astronauts in April of 1970.
"On April 15, 1970, during the Apollo 13 mission, three explorers set the record for the farthest distance humans have ever traveled from our home planet," said capsule communicator Jenni Gibbons.
"At that time, over 55 years ago, Lovell, Swigert and Haise flew 248,655 statute miles away from Earth. Today, for all humanity, you’re pushing beyond that frontier."
The crew will reach their maximum distance from Earth at about 252,760 miles in about four hours.
@astro_reid In this image, also taken from the Orion capsule, we see the divide between night and day, known as the terminator, cutting across Earth. Whether awake or dreaming, we're all here on this planet together.
Even in darkness, we glow.
In this image of Earth taken by the Artemis II crew, we can see the electric lights of human activity. In the lower right, sunlight illuminates the limb of the planet.
The team wanted to share their victory with the children of their teammate who was killed by a drunk driver.
One of the best moments in sports history.
This is America 🇺🇸🙏🏼
DO YOU BELIEVE IN (CURLING) MIRACLES?! 🤯
Team USA defeats reigning gold medalists Italy to reach their first-ever mixed doubles GOLD MEDAL GAME. #WinterOlympics
American rock climber Alex Honnold climbed the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan without any ropes or protective equipment in a free solo climb broadcast live on Netflix with a 10-second delay. Read more here: https://t.co/Mzuzyb3NEq
At precisely 11:11 a.m. each Veterans Day (Nov. 11), the sun’s rays pass through the ellipses of the five Armed Services pillars to form a perfect solar spotlight over a mosaic of The Great Seal of the United States.
Thank you for your service, Veterans! 🫡
Every single horse racing in tomorrow’s Kentucky Derby is a descendent of Secretariat.
His times in all three of the triple crown races have never been beat.
He is simply the greatest horse ever in racing history.