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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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The Dark Side and the Bright Side
Published August 6, 2015
The Deep Space Climate Observatory captured a unique view of the Moon as it passed between the spacecraft and Earth.
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An EPIC New View of Earth
Published July 21, 2015
From one million miles away, the DSCOVR satellite returned its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth.
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Sun-Earth Selfie
Published February 10, 2015
The STEREO A spacecraft looked back from the far side of the Sun to capture an image of Earth and Mercury.
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Two for One
Published October 11, 2014
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this remarkable shot of Earth—with Mars in the distance.
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Looking Back from Apollo 11
Published July 21, 2014
Transcripts from the flight to the Moon capture some of the wonder and novelty of looking back at Earth.
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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Earth
Published March 9, 2014
The Curiosity rover on Mars looked up and saw home on the horizon.
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Getting a Little Boost from Home
Published December 29, 2013
In October 2013, NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew past the Earth to steal some energy for a ride to Jupiter. Along the way, it also stole some glimpses of home.
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Earthrise Revisited
Published December 24, 2013
You know the photo, but do you know the story behind it? A new video explains the circumstances that gave rise to the famous Apollo “Earthrise” photo while recreating the experience with modern data.
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Views of a Distant Earth
Published July 24, 2013
On July 19, 2013, NASA spacecraft got not one but two rare and unique views of Earth from opposite ends of the solar system.
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A Different View of Home
Published March 31, 2013
NASA’s STEREO-B spacecraft observed Comet PanSTARRS and Earth from the far side of the Sun in March 2013.
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A Voyager Far From Home
Published September 5, 2012
After 35 years, the Voyager 1 space probe is farther from Earth than any manmade object has ever flown.
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Students Look Homeward from the Moon
Published April 8, 2012
Middle school students took this picture of our planet from the far side of the Moon in mid-March 2012.
What did John Glenn see?
Published February 21, 2012
Fifty years ago today, the first American to orbit the planet took this photo of home.
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The Six Million-Mile View of Earth and Moon
Published September 1, 2011
This image shows Earth and the Moon from six million miles away.
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Earth and Moon from Mercury
Published September 9, 2010
Looking back from its orbit around Mercury, MESSENGER captured this view of Earth and the Moon on May 6, 2010.
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Earth from the Moon
Published July 31, 2010
From orbit around the Moon, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this image of Earth in June 2010.
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Apollo 11 Landing Site
Published July 20, 2009
Forty years after the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this image of the descent stage of the Eagle lunar module.
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View of Earth from MESSENGER
Published May 8, 2009
This image of Earth was captured by the MESSENGER spacecraft during a flyby of our home planet on August 2, 2005. Parts of South and North America were in view.
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Earth Viewed by Apollo 8
Published November 27, 2008
This stunning photo came back to Earth with the Apollo 8 astronauts in late December 1968.
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Earthrise 1966
Published November 15, 2008
Long before man journeyed to the moon and looked back at the tiny, fragile planet that houses humanity, lunar orbiters were sending back pictures of home.
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