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An Eagle Takes Off for Home
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Published July 20, 2019
When the Apollo 11 astronauts left the surface of the Moon on July 21, 1969, they brought home samples of solar wind particles, lunar rocks and dirt, and a big helping of perspective.
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An EPIC View of Smoke Over Canada
Published May 31, 2019
Fires raging in Alberta sent smoke plumes far and wide.
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All of You on the Good Earth
Published December 24, 2018
These iconic photos are not new, but their message never gets old.
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Looking Back Across a Sea of Black
Published November 22, 2018
A spacecraft looked homeward while making its way to the asteroid Bennu.
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A Cubic View of Earth
Published May 28, 2018
The MarCO-B CubeSat snapped its first photo on May 9, 2018, and caught a glance of home.
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Right Here, Right Now
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Published December 31, 2017
OSIRIS-REx took a look back at home while making its way toward the asteroid Bennu.
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Cassini’s Final View of Home
Published April 29, 2017
As the spacecraft headed into its last days, it sent back this image of Earth framed by Saturn’s rings.
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The Solar Ring of Fire
Published March 2, 2017
Earth-observing satellites follow the shadow of an annular eclipse.
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Earth and Moon from Mars
Published January 21, 2017
A powerful telescope on a satellite orbiting Mars turned its gaze back on Earth.
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An EPIC Eclipse
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Published March 11, 2016
The DSCOVR satellite captured the shadow of the Moon marching across Earth’s sunlit face.
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Earthrise Reimagined
Published December 25, 2015
Cameras on a lunar orbiter and some clever image processing techniques led to a new take on a historic image of the Earth and Moon.
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Keeping on the Sunny Side of Earth
Published December 16, 2015
Storms and a lunar eclipse are a few of the phenomena visible in animations of Earth’s full disk.
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