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From their unique vantage point in orbit, astronauts have a clear, unobstructed view of these fleeting events—something ...
The time-lapse footage was captured by NASA astronaut Jonny Kim. NASA astronaut Jonny Kim has posted his first time-lapse ...
The crew aboard the International Space Station has a window on Planet Earth. In this image an orbital sunrise beams across Earth’s horizon revealing silhouetted clouds above the South China Sea ...
China's Tianwen-2 probe continues on its journey to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) before heading to the main ...
The Earth is humanity's cradle in space, and is one of the most spectacular sights astronauts see during spaceflights. See some of the most amazing views of Earth from space, both from orbit as ...
Most importantly, however, such images of Earth from space underscore our peculiar existence. Carl Sagan, an astrophysicist and popularizer of science, was born on November 9, 1934.
Seeing the Earth from space, Ed Mitchell came to understand that "the Earth was at a balance point in its evolution teetering between potential greatness and colossal collapse." ...
And of course, since 1946, people have also traveled off the planet and seen their first glimpses of Earth from hundreds of kilometers above. "Being in space for a whole year, you get this ...
The "Blue Marble" is an image of Earth taken on December 7, 1972 as the Apollo 17 crew made its way to the moon. It's a detailed image of our planet, against the inky black void of space. Africa ...