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'There are 4 people in those pixels': Earth-based telescope snapped Artemis II crew orbiting the moon

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In recent weeks, we've been treated to some truly incredible photos of NASA 's historic Artemis II mission, including a dump of 12,000 images captured by the crew. But a blurry new snap, which shows the crewed Orion capsule as nothing more than a handful of black and white pixels, is a late contender for the most impressive Artemis II photo — because it was captured by an Earth-based telescope more than 200,000 miles (320,000 kilometers) away. This makes the newly released photo a candidate for the longest-distance image of humans ever taken from Earth. (Images like the " Pale Blue Dot ," which were taken from space, don't count.) The pixelated photo shows the radio waves emitted by Integrity as it slingshotted around the moon at around 2,000 mph (3,200 km/h) ‪—‬ as fast as a speeding bullet . The camper-van-sized capsule was approximately 213,000 miles (343,000 km) away when the image was captured on April 6 ( the sixth flight day of the mission), meaning it was on the same side of the moon as Earth.…

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