The article talks about photographs of the earth taken from outer space. One example given is a photograph taken by the Cassini spacecraft of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 2013. According to the author, the photograph is an important reminder of the precious...
NASA This picture of the Earth and Moon in a single frame was taken by the Galileo spacecraft from about 3.9 million miles away. Antarctica is visible through clouds (bottom). The Moon's far side is seen; the shadowy indentation in the dawn terminator is the south pole Aitken Basin, on...
Related: See the best images of Earth from space The second photo captured during the storm also captured a phenomenon known as airglow shining above the curvature of Earth. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory/ISS Program) Clear images of flashing lightning are rarely taken from orbit around...
NASA astronautsregularly share beautiful images of Earth captured from space. However, a recent batch of photos captured from an even higher orbit than the International Space Station (ISS) provides an even more astonishing view of planet Earth. The images shared from the world’s first entire...
This "far away from home" view is from NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope. Earth’s reflection as it slipped past the Kepler's view was so bright it created a saber-like saturation bleed across the instrument’s sensors. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems 14 Views of Mars The Mars...
1990. It shows Earth as seen by the Voyager spacecraft just minutes before its camera was turned off. Traveling beyond the orbit of Pluto, the image shows the view when Voyager turned back around and viewed Earth — the tiny, almost imperceptible dot seen against the emptiness of space. ...
See the best 18 free high-resolution photos of Best of NASA | 18 best free background, earth, nasa, and space photos on Unsplash selected by NASA. These HD images are free to use for commercial projects.
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has posted another set of stunning shots, this time showing clouds as you’ve never seen them before. Captured from the International Space Station (ISS) some 250 miles above the surface of Earth, the clouds’ unique look is due to the the station’s alignment with...
See photos of Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, which is bright enough to spot with the naked eye, seen from Earth and space.
SEE ALSO:High-definition Tim Peake video captures the beauty of a Space Station mission To celebrate Tim Peake's return to Earth this weekend,Esrihas mapped the many pictures he's taken over the course of the last six months. You can explore an interactive map of his posts below. ...