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Since the first pictures of Earth were taken from space, amazing Earth photos have been sent back, ... This composite image uses a number of swaths of the Earth's surface taken on Jan. 4, 2012.
A US astronaut has captured an extraordinary view of a phenomenon in space brought on by an intense thunderstorm below.
Earth is the only planet known to support life. Learn about what Earth is made of and where it came from. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...
A startup company that hopes to provide live streaming of Earth from space has announced it will launch its first satellite in 2021, with four further satellites set to launch in 2022.
But in 2013, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft — short for Mercury Surface, Space, Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging — captured this image of Earth and the moon from 61 million miles away.
The only way to see the curve of the Earth is to fly more than 6 miles (10 kilometers) above its surface. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...
The final image captured by the recently decommissioned Landsat 7 satellite shows how "Sin City" has nearly doubled in size ...
A small space rock that lingered near Earth last year and was referred to as its temporary “mini-moon” may actually be a chunk of the moon that chipped off thousands of years ago. The ...