ALT The Milky Way appears above Earth's bright atmospheric glow in this photograph from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA

ALT The Artemis II crew captured this photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way, on April 7, 2026. The Milky Way’s elegant spiral structure is dominated by just two arms wrapping off the ends of a central bar of stars. Spanning more than 100,000 light-years, Earth is located along one of the galaxy’s spiral arms, about halfway from the center. Credit: NASA

ALT Graphic showing the Artemis II landing on a map showing the Pacific Ocean. A yellow dot in the lower left, southeast of Hawaii, is labeled 'Entry interface 2,000 miles'. A line connects it to another yellow dot just off the coast of San Diego that is labeled 'Landing Area'. Credit: NASA

ALT A starfield filled with thousands of stars and shining clouds of dust. The Milky Way\u2019s elegant spiral structure is dominated by just two arms wrapping off the ends of a central bar of stars. Spanning more than 100,000 light-years, Earth is located along one of the galaxy\u2019s spiral arms, about halfway from the center. Credit: NASA

ALT NASA\u2019s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, March 30, 2026, at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The orange core stage of the rocket stands between two white solid rocket boosters and is topped with the white Orion spacecraft. The rocket stands in front of the trussed structure of the mobile launcher. The sky is blue and cloudless in the background. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls