Widely acknowledged as one of the most widely distributed photographic images in existence, the "Blue Marble" was photographed by Apollo 17's Harrison Schmitt just a few hours after a trans lunar ...

The "Blue Marble" was the first photo of the whole Earth and the only ever taken by a human. Fifty years on, new images of ...

"We leave as we came... with peace and hope for all mankind," Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan said as he took man's last steps on the moon. It's been 45 years since the launch of Apollo 17 ...

Several years later, in 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts captured the "Blue Marble" photo—a fully illuminated image of Earth, from the South Pole to all continents. This photo became one of the most ...