Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Dec. 21, 1968, NASA’s Apollo 8 mission launched to the moon. Apollo 8 was the second crewed mission in NASA’s Apollo program.

Fans were eager to see the Artemis II crew's recreation of the “Earthrise” photo taken by Apollo 8 on Dec. 24, 1968 by William Anders. The iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar ...

The Artemis II astronauts snapped a stunning shot of Earthset—the moment when Earth dips below the moon's horizon—on their long journey back home Tuesday after wrapping up a historic lunar flyby. NASA ...

The photos, taken decades apart in 1968 and 2026, show Earth as it would be seen if you were standing on the moon. Take a look.

When Apollo 8 rounded the moon in 1968, Bill Anders lifted a camera and changed how we view our planet. His famous “Earthrise ...