GALLERY: A new look at Earth and other stunning shots captured by NASA's Artemis II

Since the liftoff, the crew has now been sharing a series of breathtaking images of Earth, deep space, and life aboard the Orion spacecraft on their official Instagram account, giving the public a rare astronaut’s-eye view of the historic journey.

Among the most talked-about shots are stunning full-globe views of Earth as seen from the Orion capsule.

"The planet is a pale blue, swirling with white clouds and glowing slightly lighter blue in place from reflected light," NASA described.

"From about 8 to 9 o’clock, a large brown landmass is Africa, with the Iberian peninsula twinkling with lights just where the planet curves. At the 1 o’clock spot, aurora glow in a thin green glow, just barely separated from the planet’s surface. Earth is set against the black of space," they added.

Other pictures showed the divide between night and day, as well as the glittering electric lights of cities and human activity spread across the planet’s surface.

In another post, astronauts Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch take a moment to admire the Earth from the spacecraft's window.

Have a look at some of stunning images from Artemis II below:

The Artemis II mission is part of a longer-term plan to repeatedly return to the Moon to establish a permanent lunar base that will offer a platform for further exploration. The crew is the first people to launch toward the moon since the Apollo 17 mission way back in 1972.

They are expected to return to Earth on April 11.