Happy Earth Day! Celebrate with amazing photos of our planet from space

Space.com marked Earth Day with a photo collection showing Earth from space across missions from Apollo 8 through Artemis II.

The story is timely visual science that links historic and current human-spaceflight imagery, including the way Artemis II added new views of Earth during its lunar mission.

Artemis II makes the collection current rather than purely archival. The crewed lunar-flyby mission added new Earth views in 2026, putting fresh imagery next to older milestones and showing how human-spaceflight missions still produce public science and outreach value.

This is a lighter visual story, not a strategic-market item. It belongs in the midday mix because it is same-day, photo-backed, and tied to a real calendar moment rather than evergreen filler.