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Our only home

Image: NASA
Image: NASA

Orion captured this haunting greyscale image of Earth with its onboard optical navigation camera on November 17, the second day of the 25.5-day mission. The spacecraft can better orient itself in space by taking images of the Earth and Moon at various phases and cycles, so this is more than just a pretty picture. NASA is currently testing this technology in hopes of refining it for future Artemis missions.