“The Blue Marble” is the first fully illuminated photograph of Earth taken from outer space in 1972 by the Apollo 17 crew as they made their way to the moon. Though blurry and partial images ...

"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 ...

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 ...