Space art in its roots has been an effort to anticipate sights that future space travelers may one day see. In the late 1940s Chesley Bonestell painted a moonlit Earth that appeared in 'The Conquest of Space'. This modest work shows a view broadly similar to that revealed in the new Artemis photo.

April 04, 2026 - 14:25 UTC

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I'd say that is a LOT closer than broadly similar!
Wonderful!
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Waiting for reality to catch up with Bonestell.
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That's incredible!
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Bonestell also created some beautiful reconstructions of all the California Spanish missions: stuartngbooks.com/products/bonestell-the-golden-era-of-the-missions-1769-1834
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Including the moonglint that we see in Weiseman's image too!
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Bonestell FTW!
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