Space: Artemis II astronauts capture extraordinary “Earthset”

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Apr 21, 2026 · 217 words

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Claim 1: “By clicking "Accept", you consent to the use of cookies or similar technologies by France Médias Monde and its partners.”

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Claim 4: “The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission captured extraordinary images of our home planet during their journey around the far side of the Moon.”

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While Wikipedia confirms Artemis II was a crewed flyby of the Moon and the Artemis program aims for lunar missions, the specific claim that the crew *captured* images of Earth while *orbiting the far side* is not directly corroborated by multiple independent sources. The web search results are general or unrelated to the specific capture event described.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), aimed at returning humans to the Moon for the first time since the Apo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II (April 1–11, 2026) was a crewed flyby of the Moon. It was the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis program and the first crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As part of the Artemis program by NASA, crews of four astronauts are planned to fly lunar missions beginning in 2026. The Artemis II flyby of the Moon included the first four astronauts to fly beyond …
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Claim 5: “During an Earthset, the planet appears to sink below the lunar horizon.”

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Multiple independent web search results (NASA Science, Friends of NASA) confirm the definition that during an Earthset, the planet appears to sink below the lunar horizon.

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web search NEUTRAL — Mr. Wiseman holds the shot, and about halfway through the video, the Earth looks like a bright white orb, with the blue having faded from view. Over the next 20 seconds, it gradually disappears, and t…
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web search NEUTRAL — During an Earthset, the planet appears to sink below the lunar horizon. In this scene, a partially lit crescent Earth drops behind the Moon as seen by crew on the Orion spacecraft.
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web search NEUTRAL — During an Earthset, the planet appears to sink below the lunar horizon. In this scene, a partially lit crescent Earth drops behind the Moon as seen by crew on the Orion spacecraft.
https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/earthset-fr…

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The claim detailing the uses of personal data (improving UX, monitoring ratings, social features, personalized ads) is consistently reported across multiple cross-reference sources from France24.

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Claim 8: “We and our partners use cookies or similar technologies to access and store non-sensitive information such as your IP address.”

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