Earth by Artemis II night light films Image and description credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Image and description credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Even after 40 years

The aircraft provides early warning and detection capabilities

the galaxies in Hickson Compact Group 40 are notably isolated in their own small patch of the universe

including the F/A-18A/B and the more advanced F/A-18C/D models

Earth by Artemis II night light films Image and description credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSSA nighttime Earth glows through Orions window, lit by moonlight and edged by green auroras above the darkness of space. This image was taken on April 2, 2026 through a window of the Orion spacecraft after the critical translunar injection burn. The visible hemisphere of Earth appears bright, but NASA notes that it is actually illuminated by moonlight reflected from the lunar surface. Green auroras glow along the southern and northern edges of the