In December 1972, NASA's final Apollo mission (Apollo 17) took the iconic "Blue Marble" photo of the whole Earth. Many, including science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, had expected that the sight ...

Thomas Mulligan delves into the surprising reasons behind the digital alterations made to one of the most famous images of ...

“The Blue Marble” is the first fully illuminated photograph of Earth taken from outer space in 1972 by the Apollo 17 crew as they made their way to the moon. Though blurry and partial images of Earth, ...

Our home planet hangs against the darkness of space in this image taken by Artemis 2 Commander Reid Wiseman on April 2, 2026. Wiseman snapped the photo shortly after the Artemis 2 crew completed their ...

As the four astronauts on the 10-day Artemis II mission around the moon got their first clear glimpse of Earth, the view of their home planet in the distance stopped them in their tracks. They ...