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
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
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.
Published Dec 25, 2015
This is one of the first images of Earth taken from another planet that actually shows our home as a planetary disk.
Published May 23, 2003
The Curiosity rover on Mars looked up and saw home on the horizon.
Published Mar 9, 2014
These iconic photos are not new, but their message never gets old.
Published Dec 24, 2018
The MarCO-B CubeSat snapped its first photo on May 9, 2018, and caught a glance of home.
Published May 28, 2018
OSIRIS-REx took a look back at home while making its way toward the asteroid Bennu.
Published Dec 31, 2017
Looking back from its orbit around Mercury, MESSENGER captured this view of Earth and the Moon on May 6, 2010.
Published Sep 9, 2010
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.
Published Nov 15, 2008
Storms and a lunar eclipse are a few of the phenomena visible in animations of Earth’s full disk.
Published Dec 16, 2015
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
This image shows Earth and the Moon from six million miles away.
Published Sep 1, 2011
At the time of a new Moon or a slim crescent, go outside and look up. You might see Earth’s reflected light in the dim glow.
Published May 29, 2014
