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Up, Up, and Away for DSCOVR
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Up, Up, and Away for DSCOVR

After arriving in its final orbit, DSCOVR will monitor the solar wind and send back epic views of Earth’s full sunlit disk.

Published Feb 13, 2015

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No Longer Just for Astronauts
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No Longer Just for Astronauts

When the DSCOVR mission was conceived in the late 1990s, one of the central ideas was to provide daily, natural-color views of the entire Earth so that everyday citizens could see it. Seventeen years later, we have that view.

Published Oct 23, 2015

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NASA’s Earth Science Satellite Fleet
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NASA’s Earth Science Satellite Fleet

Sixteen operating satellites monitor Earth. Four more are scheduled to launch in 2014.

Published Jul 5, 2013

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Views of a Distant Earth
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Views of a Distant Earth

On July 19, 2013, NASA spacecraft got not one but two rare and unique views of Earth from opposite ends of the solar system.

Published Jul 24, 2013

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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Earth
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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Earth

The Curiosity rover on Mars looked up and saw home on the horizon.

Published Mar 9, 2014

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A Cubic View of Earth
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A Cubic View of Earth

The MarCO-B CubeSat snapped its first photo on May 9, 2018, and caught a glance of home.

Published May 28, 2018

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An Eagle Takes Off for Home
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An Eagle Takes Off for Home

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.

Published Jul 20, 2019

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All of You on the Good Earth
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All of You on the Good Earth

These iconic photos are not new, but their message never gets old.

Published Dec 24, 2018

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A View of Earth from Saturn
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A View of Earth from Saturn

Seen from a billion kilometers away, through the ice and dust particles of Saturn’s rings, Earth appears as a tiny, bright dot.

Published Jan 16, 2007

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Earth and Moon from Mercury
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Earth and Moon from Mercury

Looking back from its orbit around Mercury, MESSENGER captured this view of Earth and the Moon on May 6, 2010.

Published Sep 9, 2010

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Cassini’s Final View of Home
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Cassini’s Final View of Home

As the spacecraft headed into its last days, it sent back this image of Earth framed by Saturn’s rings.

Published Apr 29, 2017

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Global Views of Our Planet, Then and Now
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Global Views of Our Planet, Then and Now

Before there was a Blue Marble photograph or composite image of Earth, there was TIROS IX.

Published Apr 22, 2015

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The Dark Side and the Bright Side
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The Dark Side and the Bright Side

The Deep Space Climate Observatory captured a unique view of the Moon as it passed between the spacecraft and Earth. The Artemis mission will soon take us back for closeups.

Published Aug 6, 2015

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Earth, Behind the Scenes
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Earth, Behind the Scenes

NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite, Suomi NPP, collected the images that went into this new view of our home planet.

Published Feb 4, 2012

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Apollo 17 Anniversary
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Apollo 17 Anniversary

To mark the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission and the famous “Blue Marble” full Earth image, Goddard Space Flight Center’s Visualization and Analysis Lab has rendered a new visualization inspired by the mission.

Published Dec 7, 2002

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Keeping on the Sunny Side of Earth
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Keeping on the Sunny Side of Earth

Storms and a lunar eclipse are a few of the phenomena visible in animations of Earth’s full disk.

Published Dec 16, 2015

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Earth Viewed by Apollo 8
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Earth Viewed by Apollo 8

This stunning photo came back to Earth with the Apollo 8 astronauts in late December 1968.

Published Nov 27, 2008

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