NASA has released the first photographs taken by the Artemis II astronauts during their fly-by of the Moon. The first image shows an 'Earthset' as the astronauts glimpsed our home planet peeking out beyond a cratered lunar landscape. The second photograph captures the spectacular solar eclipse to which the astronauts were treated as the Moon blocked out the Sun. NASA has not disclosed which astronaut took the photographs, but the Earthset image recalls the famous Earthrise photo from Apollo 8 in 1968, highlighting Earth's beauty against the vastness of space. The astronauts took the photos during a six-hour flyby, including a period of radio silence when their capsule was behind the Moon. The Earthrise photograph was captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 18:41 Eastern Daylight Time on Monday. NASA noted that during this time, the dark portion of Earth was experiencing nighttime while swirling clouds were visible over Australia and Oceania. The astronauts described their experiences, with Victor Glover calling the view of the solar eclipse as 'sci-fi' and 'unreal', emphasizing the beauty of the Earth and the Moon observed during their historic journey.