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 ...

Subsequently, there was Apollo 17 in 1972. The astronauts took the Blue Marble—photo AS17-148-22727—capturing a fully illuminated Earth, South Pole and everything. This picture went on to ...

NASA's images reveal Earth's deteriorating condition, a stark contrast to the iconic 'Blue Marble' photo. Decades of environmental neglect have led to ...

Taking photos ... by itself." The Blue Marble image was captured at around 29,000km (18,000 miles) from Earth, as the Sun lit up the globe from behind the Apollo 17. Almost six hours into ...

The 1972 Blue Marble image, taken by astronauts in the Apollo 17 spacecraft, gave us another unique perspective of our planet, and its frailty, in its entirety. Today, the bird’s-eye view of an ...

The name could be a reference to the famous Blue Marble photograph taken during Apollo 17. ‘Pale Blue’ by Wesley P. CREDIT: NASA An older artist, who wishes to remain anonymous, created this ...