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One Pixel, Infinite Perspective: The Voyager Earth Photo That Reshaped How We See Ourselves
science11 days ago

One Pixel, Infinite Perspective: The Voyager Earth Photo That Reshaped How We See Ourselves

Carl Sagan pressed NASA for a photo of Earth from about six billion kilometers away—a shot scientifically almost pointless but powerfully perspective-shifting. Voyager 1 finally captured Earth on 14 February 1990 as a speck smaller than a pixel; it had taken eight years and six separate requests to approve. The image yielded little data, but gave humanity a fixed view of where we actually sit in the cosmos, with Sagan calling Earth “a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam,” turning the Pale Blue Dot into one of history’s most haunting symbols of our place in the universe.

via Space Daily|
#carl-sagan#earth-from-space#pale-blue-dot
Captured V-2 Camera’s 1946 Flight Gave Earth Its First View from Space
space18 days ago

Captured V-2 Camera’s 1946 Flight Gave Earth Its First View from Space

In 1946, a captured German V-2 rocket carrying a 35mm DeVry camera reached about 105 kilometers over White Sands, producing the first photographs of Earth from space. The grainy frames showed Earth's curvature and horizon against black sky, predating any formal boundary for space—the Kármán line—by decades. The camera survived the mission, while the rocket and many of its builders did not, and the achievement is often credited to Clyde Holliday and the Johns Hopkins APL team who adapted gear meant for other uses to peer into the upper atmosphere.

via Space Daily|
#earth-from-space#karman-line#space
Artemis II Captures Rare Twin Auroras on Earth’s Nightside
space26 days ago

Artemis II Captures Rare Twin Auroras on Earth’s Nightside

NASA’s Artemis II crew photographed Earth from the nightside as their Orion spacecraft departed for the Moon, capturing a rare simultaneous display of northern and southern auroras. The moonlit Earth scene was illuminated by sunlight reflected off the Pink Moon, revealing city lights and other space phenomena like zodiacal light and Venus in a single frame.

via Live Science|
#artemis-ii#auroras#earth-from-space
NASA Releases 12K Artemis 2 Photos, Showing Earth and Moon From a New Perspective
space2 months ago

NASA Releases 12K Artemis 2 Photos, Showing Earth and Moon From a New Perspective

NASA has released 12,217 Artemis 2 photos in its public archive, offering a front-row view of the mission around the Moon. The shots include Earth glimpsed from Orion’s far side, a six-second star-trail exposure, and lunar-surface details described by the crew as browns and greens, plus two named craters, Integrity and Carroll. The Artemis 2 crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen—launched on April 1 for a 10-day lunar flyby, reaching a maximum distance of about 252,760 miles (406,773 km) from Earth. Data were initially limited via transmission; NASA recovered most images from the mission’s SD cards after splashdown April 10 and is now sharing them publicly.

via Space|
#artemis-2#earth-from-space#lunar-imagery
Artemis II Archive Delivers 12,000 New Space Images, From Far-Side Moon to Earth
space2 months ago

Artemis II Archive Delivers 12,000 New Space Images, From Far-Side Moon to Earth

NASA released a trove of over 12,000 Artemis II images, revealing far-side Moon terrain, a space-based solar eclipse, star trails, and Earth as a distant crescent, including cockpit views; shot with Nikon gear and modified iPhone 17s, the archive is meant to aid future lunar missions and broaden public engagement with deep-space exploration.

via The Daily Galaxy|
#artemis-ii#earth-from-space#lunar-far-side
Moon-view sparks existential reckoning for Artemis II crew
science2 months ago

Moon-view sparks existential reckoning for Artemis II crew

Astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis II report the overview effect after viewing Earth from lunar orbit—a life-changing shift in perspective that highlights Earth's fragility and the interconnectedness of life. Reid Wiseman described tears after a chaplain visit and admitted words fail to convey the experience, while others noted the mind-bending depth of the galaxy and the thin blue atmosphere that separates life from space. The takeaway: such revelations can be exhilarating yet isolating, prompting a choice to live more consciously as a global community on Earth.

via Yahoo|
#artemis-ii#earth-from-space#overview-effect
Artemis II photos become instant desktop wallpapers from NASA
technology3 months ago

Artemis II photos become instant desktop wallpapers from NASA

NASA has released high‑resolution Artemis II photos that you can download and set as desktop wallpapers. The guide explains how to grab images from NASA’s Artemis II image library and apply them as Windows or macOS backgrounds, including fit options. Artemis II will send the Orion spacecraft with a four‑person crew (Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen) into lunar orbit for about 10 days before returning to Earth.

via Tom's Guide|
#artemis-ii#desktop-backgrounds#earth-from-space
Artemis II Triggers Overview Effect, Reframing Earth as Home
science3 months ago

Artemis II Triggers Overview Effect, Reframing Earth as Home

During Artemis II's lunar flyby, astronauts described the 'overview effect'—a perspective shift that highlights Earth’s fragility and humanity’s shared home as they view the Moon’s far side and a sunlit horizon. Victor Glover called the view sci‑fi, Christina Koch spoke of choosing Earth, and fellow crewmates and veterans echoed the theme, citing Frank White’s concept and the broader implications for future exploration and stewardship of our planet.

via CNN|
#artemis-ii#earth-from-space#nasa
China’s forest hides Earth's youngest major crater
planet-earth4 months ago

China’s forest hides Earth's youngest major crater

A 1.15-mile-wide, incomplete crater in Heilongjiang, China—the Yilan crater—is believed to be the youngest major impact structure on Earth, dating roughly 46,000–53,000 years ago. Discovered in 2021 after forest cover concealed it, the ringed feature is the largest known crater of its age and could be younger than Barringer Crater, though age estimates remain uncertain.

via Live Science|
#china#earth-from-space#geology
SWOT Satellite Reveals Global River Flow From Space
space5 months ago

SWOT Satellite Reveals Global River Flow From Space

NASA and CNES’s SWOT mission has produced the first global, space-based estimate of river discharge and suspended sediment using the KaRIn radar. The global map, derived from SWOT data, highlights river networks around the world (rivers wider than ~50 meters) and fills gaps left by ground sensors, aiding flood forecasting, water management, and understanding how rivers transport nutrients and pollutants.

via Space|
#earth-from-space#karin#river-discharge
Polish Astronaut Captures Breathtaking Earth–Moon Timelapse From the ISS
space5 months ago

Polish Astronaut Captures Breathtaking Earth–Moon Timelapse From the ISS

Polish ESA astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski spent 20 days aboard the International Space Station for the Ax-4 Ignis mission, filming a nine-minute timelapse from the Cupola that shows Earth’s atmosphere and the Moon rising. ESA released the clips alongside a hands-on science agenda—13 Polish-institution experiments and 3 ESA-led studies—underscoring international collaboration and tech development for future space missions; the Ax-4 mission launched June 25, 2025 aboard a SpaceX Dragon.

via The Daily Galaxy|
#astronaut#earth-from-space#ignis-mission