On October 1, China's National Space Administration released a stunning image taken by the Tianwen-2 spacecraft that shows the spacecraft and Earth framed together in a celestial selfie.

The image, which coincides with China's National Day celebrations, shows a red flag with five stars fluttering in space next to a white return capsule and a distant blue Earth in the background.

This beautiful composition was obtained by a monitoring camera mounted on the robotic arm of the spacecraft.

CMG