"And I think that's part of what was so special about the 'Blue Marble' photo." On Christmas Eve in 1972, humanity received a gift: A portrait of the Earth as a vivid globe. Clouds swirl over the ...

Earthrise shows a partial Earth, rising up from the moon's surface. In Blue Marble, the Earth appears in the center of the frame, floating in space. It is possible to clearly see the African ...

It wasn't until 1946 that humans first saw what the Earth looked like from space. These iconic images of our planet now include "Blue Marble," "Pale Blue Dot," and "Earthrise." The farthest is ...

But while “Blue Marble” didn’t create an overnight revolution, it came to play an important role in the growing environmental movement. The first Earth Day had been celebrated on April 22 ...