NASA’s ESCAPADE takes a family portrait of Earth and the Moon0

• Earth, Earth's Moon, EscaPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers), Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics, Heliophysics Division, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, The Sun
• July 24, 2026

On July 3, one of NASA’s two Mars-bound ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft captured photographs of the Earth and Moon in visible and thermal infrared light. At the time, the spacecraft was 584,600 kilometers (363,250 mi) from Earth and 186,100 kilometers (115,600 mi) from the Moon, making the Moon appear relatively