ELI5: earthset

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April 9, 2026

// explanation

// eli5Earthset is a special picture taken from space! Imagine you're on the moon looking back at Earth - that's what astronauts from Artemis II saw. Earth looked like a beautiful blue and white ball setting behind the gray, bumpy moon surface, just like when the sun sets on Earth [2][5]. It's called an 'earthset' because Earth is setting (going down) behind the moon, kind of like a sunset but backwards! [4]

// sources

[1]Earth Set

We are a community working together to deliver our net positive missions faster and smarter. We include founders, investors, policymakers, leaders and ...

[2]Earthset - NASA

2 days ago ... A muted blue Earth with bright white clouds sets behind the cratered lunar surface. The. NASA. The Artemis II crew captured this view of Earth ...

[3]Earthset: Zemlja

Zemlja by Earthset, released 25 September 2025.

[4]EARTHSET. April 6, 2026. Humanity, from the other side. First photo ...

2 days ago ... The White House (@WhiteHouse). EARTHSET. April 6, 2026. Humanity, from the other side. First photo from the far side of the Moon.

[5]First photos from Artemis II: see stunning 'Earthset' and more - Nature

2 days ago ... First photos from Artemis II: see stunning 'Earthset' and more. Images snapped during a fly-by capture a solar eclipse and unprecedented ...

[6]How Earth ACTUALLY Orbits the Sunvideo

Video by Frontier Science

[7]Carl Sagan explains how the Ancient Greek knew the earth was roundvideo

Video by carlsagandotcom

[8]LIVE: What Artemis II Astronauts Actually Saw Behind the Moonvideo

Video by What Is Happening?

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