69 years ago, on October 24, 1946, a V-2 missile fitted with a 35mm camera took the first ever photo from space.
The grainy, black and white photo was, at the time, considered revolutionary. It was the first time humanity saw Earth in the context of the vast, empty space.
NASA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) has captured a view of the moon that is impossible to see from Earth.
The good: Arctic Sea ice has rebounded.
The bad: the melting hasn’t stopped.
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From the famed Apollo 17 image to DSCOVR’s most recent addition, see the history of the world’s biggest selfie.
NASA released the first image of Earth from its Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite on Monday. The image shows a sunlit Earth from one million miles away.
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Astronaut Scott Kelly shared these stunning scenes from his second month in Space. He’s on track to be the first American to spend a year in space.
See exclusive content, photos and videos from the #YearInSpace mission at TIME.com.
