Apr 2, 2024
NASA’s EPIC (Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera) imager aboard DSCVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) captured a global view of Earth from L1 point during an annular eclipse when the Moon passed in front of the Sun.
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NASA’s Lucy spacecraft's cameras have captured captivating images of our home planet on October 15, 2022 when the spacecraft was 380,000 miles (620,000 kilometers) from Earth. Here, clouds (white) swirl above continents (light gray) and oceans (dark gray).
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Half a century following the snapshot of the iconic "blue marble" by Apollo 17 astronauts, space cameras have once again immortalized distant vistas of our home planet. This striking image was captured in November 2022 during the unmanned Artemis I mission.
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Glimpsed from a billion kilometers away, amidst the ice and dust particles of Saturn’s majestic rings, Earth emerges as a minuscule, radiant speck. This breathtaking sight was captured by the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft, a collaborative endeavor involving NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Italian Space Agency.
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Photographed by Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, this image was taken just before docking on July 21. Collins gazed westward as Earth ascended above the horizon. The dark expanse in the backdrop depicts Smyth’s Sea (located south latitude on the Moon).
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On February 26, 2017, the skies above Argentina dimmed as the Moon slid across the Sun, casting a partial shadow on Earth. Similar phenomena occurred that day in Chile and Angola, where a mesmerising "ring of fire" (annular eclipse) graced the South Atlantic. It was made from three images by NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), situated aboard the DSCOVR satellite, which employs a four-megapixel charge-coupled device (CCD) and Cassegrain telescope.
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On December 24, 1968, during a live Christmas Eve broadcast from lunar orbit, Apollo 8 astronauts presented a fascinating sight of Earth climbing over the lunar horizon. This image, famously known as Earthrise, remains a memorable symbol of human exploration.
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A unique perspective of the Moon passing between the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) and Earth was captured by a NASA camera. A series of test images revealed the fully illuminated "dark side" of the Moon, a view concealed from terrestrial observers.
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Fifty years ago, on February 20, 1962, John Glenn etched his name in history as the first American to orbit Earth. His pioneering journey aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft atop an Atlas rocket granted him the privilege of studying Earth from the vantage point of space. Glenn's mission reached speeds of 17,500 miles per hour, completing three orbits and covering 75,679 miles in just under five hours.
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On September 5, 1977, NASA's Voyager 1 embarked on its celestial voyage from Cape Canaveral, Florida, propelled by a Titan-Centaur rocket. Now, thirty-five years later, this intrepid spacecraft has transcended the confines of our solar system, venturing farther from Earth than any human-made object in recorded history.
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