Artemis Crew Waves from Space as ICE Protests Erupt on Earth

The Guardian's global photo editors have selected striking images from Tuesday, April 7, 2026. One photo shows the crew of NASA's Artemis II lunar mission. They are seen smiling and giving a thumbs-up from inside their spacecraft capsule. The image was beamed to Earth from space. A separate photo captures a tense protest on the ground. Activists demonstrated outside an ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility in the United States. Protesters called for changes to U.S. immigration policy. These contrasting scenes highlight a day of both human achievement and social tension.