NASA just released 12,000 more Artemis II photos ‪—‬ here are a dozen of our favorites

An image of the dark sphere of the moon in space as it blocks the sun, with a glowing sphere of light behind it. .

For 10 days in April, NASA's Artemis II crew took a record-breaking trip around the far side of the moon and back. And like any group of friends on an epic spring break odyssey, the astronauts took way too many photos — more than 12,000, to be exact.

We've seen some of these photos already, from a rare view of the moon's far side during a solar eclipse to evocative shots of our planet disappearing behind the lunar horizon. But this weekend, NASA quietly uploaded thousands more to its public archive of astronaut photography. You can view the entire Artemis II gallery here.