Click "confirm" to purchase this lot. Widely acknowledged as one of the most widely distributed photographic images in existence, the "Blue Marble" was photographed by Apollo 17's Harrison Schmitt ...

The Blue Marble photo, showing Earth as Apollo 17 astronauts saw it. NASA The once-in-a-lifetime shot showcases the African continent, which is almost completely visible and backed by the swirling ...

Over time, the Apollo 17 photo became the event's banner image and part of the green movement's iconography, Muir-Harmony said. Prior to the "Blue Marble," campaign images had often focused on ...

December 7 marks the 50-year anniversary of the Blue Marble photograph. The crew of NASA’s Apollo 17 spacecraft – the last manned mission to the Moon – took a photograph of Earth and changed ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Chari Larsson, Senior Lecturer of art history ...

Artemis I is the first step toward an ongoing human presence on the moon. Globe science reporter Ivan Semeniuk explains what else scientists must to do before human astronauts set out in 2025.

The Blue Marble photograph, taken by the Apollo 17 spacecraft on December 7, 1972, is an iconic and inspiring image. The photograph shows the Earth in all its beauty and majesty, with the deep ...

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. From ancient Egyptian geographer Ptolemy to Nasa ...

William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who captured a famous photo of Earth looking like a blue marble from space ... Anders was born in Hong Kong on Oct. 17, 1933 but grew up in San ...

20.32 x 25.4 in. (51.6 x 64.5 cm.) ...

Over time, the Apollo 17 photo became the event’s banner image and part of the green movement’s iconography, Muir-Harmony said. Prior to the “Blue Marble,” campaign images had often ...