More Earth from space<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3> - Juice spacecraft spies Earth<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>
- Bepi-Colombo’s final glimpse of Earth<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>
- April 2024 solar eclipse from space<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li> <\/ul> <\/div>
Earth captured by the European Space Agency’s Juice spacecraft on 20 August 2024. <\/figcaption> <\/figure> <\/div> <\/div> If future generations colonise the Moon and Mars, or send crewed spacecraft out to Saturn and Jupiter, what would it be like to see Earth, our home planet, in the night sky?<\/p>
Luckily, multiple space missions have sent back amazing images of our planet.<\/p>
Let’s embark on an interplanetary journey to see how Earth looks from different Solar System bodies.<\/p>
Earth from the Moon<\/strong><\/h2> ![\"The](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2018\/12\/apollo-8-earthrise-d9126a2.jpg\")
The famous Earthrise picture was taken by Apollo 8 lunar module pilot Bill Anders on Christmas Eve 1968 after the crew spotted our planet coming up over the horizon. Credit: NASA <\/figcaption> <\/figure> Perhaps the most famous image of Earth captured from another planetary body is the Earthrise image by the Apollo 8<\/a> crew, taken during their journey around the Moon on Christmas Eve 1968.<\/p> But the Apollo 8 astronauts weren’t the only ones to photograph Earth from the Moon.<\/p>
The Apollo 11<\/a> crew captured an image entitled ‘Earthrise’ that shows what it would be like to stand on the surface of the Moon and see Earth rising above the horizon.<\/p> From the Moon, the Earth exhibits phases, just as the Moon does from Earth.<\/p> ![\"A](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2023\/03\/Apollo-11-Earthrise-85e3c78.jpg\")
Earthrise, as Apollo 11 comes around the limb of the Moon to see an isolated Earth hanging in the black abyss of space. Credit: NASA. <\/figcaption> <\/figure> In the image below, captured in 1972 by the Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan \u2013 known as the ‘last man to walk on the Moon’ \u2013 Earth appears as a ‘blue marble’ shining brightly against the inky blackness of space.<\/p> ![\"The](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2019\/07\/The_Earth_seen_from_Apollo_17-1b88e23-e1562061384864.jpg\")
The famous ‘Blue Marble’ image of Earth captured during Apollo 17 revealed our planet as a beautiful yet fragile planet for the first time. Credit: NASA <\/figcaption> <\/figure> Earth from Mercury<\/strong><\/h2> The image below shows what Earth looks like as seen from Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun.<\/p>
NASA\u2019s Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft captured this view of Earth and the Moon on 6 May 2010 from a distance of 183 million km (114 million miles).<\/p>
From the spacecraft\u2019s perspective, Earth and the Moon can be seen near the boundary of the constellations Libra and Scorpius.<\/p> ![\"A](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/11\/earth-from-mercury.jpg\")
A view of Earth and our Moon as seen by the MESSENGER spacecraft at Mercury, 6 May 2010. Credit: NASA\/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory\/Carnegie Institution of Washington <\/figcaption> <\/figure> Earth from Mars<\/strong><\/h2> Humans haven’t landed on Mars (yet), but we have sent multiple rovers and orbiters to the Red Planet.<\/p>
They’ve been exploring Mars for decades now and have sent back all manner of amazing images showing rocks, river beds and other geological features.<\/p>
They’ve also been able to send back images of Earth, as it appears in the Martian sky.<\/p> ![\"A](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/01\/Feb2014_1600x1200.jpg\")
A view of Earth from Mars, appearing like the brightest star in the Martian sky. This image was captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover on 31 January 2024. Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech\/Malin Space Science Systems\/Texas A&M University. Source: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. <\/figcaption> <\/figure> In the image above showing Earth from Mars, captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover<\/a>, our planet appears like a bright star in the sky.<\/p> And the image below, captured by the Mars Global Surveyor space probe, shows Earth and our Moon in the same view.<\/p> ![\"A](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/Earth-moon-from-mars-global-surveyor.jpg\")
A view of Earth and our Moon captured from Mars orbit by the Mars Global Surveyor on 8 May 2003 at 13:00 UTC. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/Malin Space Science Systems <\/figcaption> <\/figure> Another image by the Curiosity rover shows not only Earth, but also Mars’s moon Phobos in the Martian sky, too.<\/p>
On Earth, we often see planets such as Venus or Jupiter appear close to the Moon. This is known as a conjunction<\/a>.<\/p> It’s incredible to think that future stargazers on Mars might see similar conjunctions of Earth and Mars’s moons<\/a>.<\/p> ![\"A](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/09\/earth-phobos-mars-closeup.jpg\")
A view of Mars moon Phobos (left) and Earth (right captured from the surface of Mars by NASA’s Curiosity rover. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/MSSS <\/figcaption> <\/figure> Earth from Saturn<\/strong><\/h2> Spacecraft even further away than Mars have been able to look back and see our planet.<\/p>
The Cassini spacecraft<\/a> captured the image below of Earth, as seen from Saturn.<\/p> This is a picture of our home planet from a distance of about 1,450km (900 miles).<\/p>
Earth is a tiny blue dot, just about visible through the ice and dust of Saturn’s rings<\/a>.<\/p> Our planet is the brightest ‘star’ in the sky, shining a beautiful blue hue; a beacon of life against a dark, never-ending cosmos.<\/p> ![\"A](\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/11\/earth-seen-from-saturn-cassini.jpg\")
A view of Earth as seen from Saturn, captured by the Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA <\/figcaption> <\/figure> The image is entitled \u2018The Day The Earth Smiled\u2019, and was taken on 19 July 2013.<\/p>
It was part of a campaign by the NASA Cassini team \u2013 in particular the imaging team leader Carolyn Porco \u2013 that encouraged people to look up at the exact time the image was being taken and smile back.<\/p>
Earth from the depths of the Solar System<\/strong><\/h2>
If future generations colonise the Moon and Mars, or send crewed spacecraft out to Saturn and Jupiter, what would it be like to see Earth, our home planet, in the night sky?<\/p>
Luckily, multiple space missions have sent back amazing images of our planet.<\/p>
Let’s embark on an interplanetary journey to see how Earth looks from different Solar System bodies.<\/p>
Earth from the Moon<\/strong><\/h2> The famous Earthrise picture was taken by Apollo 8 lunar module pilot Bill Anders on Christmas Eve 1968 after the crew spotted our planet coming up over the horizon. Credit: NASA <\/figcaption> <\/figure> Perhaps the most famous image of Earth captured from another planetary body is the Earthrise image by the Apollo 8<\/a> crew, taken during their journey around the Moon on Christmas Eve 1968.<\/p> But the Apollo 8 astronauts weren’t the only ones to photograph Earth from the Moon.<\/p>
The Apollo 11<\/a> crew captured an image entitled ‘Earthrise’ that shows what it would be like to stand on the surface of the Moon and see Earth rising above the horizon.<\/p> From the Moon, the Earth exhibits phases, just as the Moon does from Earth.<\/p> Earthrise, as Apollo 11 comes around the limb of the Moon to see an isolated Earth hanging in the black abyss of space. Credit: NASA. <\/figcaption> <\/figure> In the image below, captured in 1972 by the Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan \u2013 known as the ‘last man to walk on the Moon’ \u2013 Earth appears as a ‘blue marble’ shining brightly against the inky blackness of space.<\/p> The famous ‘Blue Marble’ image of Earth captured during Apollo 17 revealed our planet as a beautiful yet fragile planet for the first time. Credit: NASA <\/figcaption> <\/figure> Earth from Mercury<\/strong><\/h2> The image below shows what Earth looks like as seen from Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun.<\/p>
NASA\u2019s Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft captured this view of Earth and the Moon on 6 May 2010 from a distance of 183 million km (114 million miles).<\/p>
From the spacecraft\u2019s perspective, Earth and the Moon can be seen near the boundary of the constellations Libra and Scorpius.<\/p> A view of Earth and our Moon as seen by the MESSENGER spacecraft at Mercury, 6 May 2010. Credit: NASA\/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory\/Carnegie Institution of Washington <\/figcaption> <\/figure> Earth from Mars<\/strong><\/h2> Humans haven’t landed on Mars (yet), but we have sent multiple rovers and orbiters to the Red Planet.<\/p>
They’ve been exploring Mars for decades now and have sent back all manner of amazing images showing rocks, river beds and other geological features.<\/p>
They’ve also been able to send back images of Earth, as it appears in the Martian sky.<\/p> A view of Earth from Mars, appearing like the brightest star in the Martian sky. This image was captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover on 31 January 2024. Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech\/Malin Space Science Systems\/Texas A&M University. Source: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. <\/figcaption> <\/figure> In the image above showing Earth from Mars, captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover<\/a>, our planet appears like a bright star in the sky.<\/p> And the image below, captured by the Mars Global Surveyor space probe, shows Earth and our Moon in the same view.<\/p> A view of Earth and our Moon captured from Mars orbit by the Mars Global Surveyor on 8 May 2003 at 13:00 UTC. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/Malin Space Science Systems <\/figcaption> <\/figure> Another image by the Curiosity rover shows not only Earth, but also Mars’s moon Phobos in the Martian sky, too.<\/p>
On Earth, we often see planets such as Venus or Jupiter appear close to the Moon. This is known as a conjunction<\/a>.<\/p> It’s incredible to think that future stargazers on Mars might see similar conjunctions of Earth and Mars’s moons<\/a>.<\/p> A view of Mars moon Phobos (left) and Earth (right captured from the surface of Mars by NASA’s Curiosity rover. Credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/MSSS <\/figcaption> <\/figure> Earth from Saturn<\/strong><\/h2> Spacecraft even further away than Mars have been able to look back and see our planet.<\/p>
The Cassini spacecraft<\/a> captured the image below of Earth, as seen from Saturn.<\/p> This is a picture of our home planet from a distance of about 1,450km (900 miles).<\/p>
Earth is a tiny blue dot, just about visible through the ice and dust of Saturn’s rings<\/a>.<\/p> Our planet is the brightest ‘star’ in the sky, shining a beautiful blue hue; a beacon of life against a dark, never-ending cosmos.<\/p> A view of Earth as seen from Saturn, captured by the Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA <\/figcaption> <\/figure> The image is entitled \u2018The Day The Earth Smiled\u2019, and was taken on 19 July 2013.<\/p>
It was part of a campaign by the NASA Cassini team \u2013 in particular the imaging team leader Carolyn Porco \u2013 that encouraged people to look up at the exact time the image was being taken and smile back.<\/p>
Earth from the depths of the Solar System<\/strong><\/h2>
Perhaps the most famous image of Earth captured from another planetary body is the Earthrise image by the Apollo 8<\/a> crew, taken during their journey around the Moon on Christmas Eve 1968.<\/p> But the Apollo 8 astronauts weren’t the only ones to photograph Earth from the Moon.<\/p> The Apollo 11<\/a> crew captured an image entitled ‘Earthrise’ that shows what it would be like to stand on the surface of the Moon and see Earth rising above the horizon.<\/p> From the Moon, the Earth exhibits phases, just as the Moon does from Earth.<\/p> In the image below, captured in 1972 by the Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan \u2013 known as the ‘last man to walk on the Moon’ \u2013 Earth appears as a ‘blue marble’ shining brightly against the inky blackness of space.<\/p> The image below shows what Earth looks like as seen from Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun.<\/p> NASA\u2019s Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft captured this view of Earth and the Moon on 6 May 2010 from a distance of 183 million km (114 million miles).<\/p> From the spacecraft\u2019s perspective, Earth and the Moon can be seen near the boundary of the constellations Libra and Scorpius.<\/p> Humans haven’t landed on Mars (yet), but we have sent multiple rovers and orbiters to the Red Planet.<\/p> They’ve been exploring Mars for decades now and have sent back all manner of amazing images showing rocks, river beds and other geological features.<\/p> They’ve also been able to send back images of Earth, as it appears in the Martian sky.<\/p> In the image above showing Earth from Mars, captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover<\/a>, our planet appears like a bright star in the sky.<\/p> And the image below, captured by the Mars Global Surveyor space probe, shows Earth and our Moon in the same view.<\/p> Another image by the Curiosity rover shows not only Earth, but also Mars’s moon Phobos in the Martian sky, too.<\/p> On Earth, we often see planets such as Venus or Jupiter appear close to the Moon. This is known as a conjunction<\/a>.<\/p> It’s incredible to think that future stargazers on Mars might see similar conjunctions of Earth and Mars’s moons<\/a>.<\/p> Spacecraft even further away than Mars have been able to look back and see our planet.<\/p> The Cassini spacecraft<\/a> captured the image below of Earth, as seen from Saturn.<\/p> This is a picture of our home planet from a distance of about 1,450km (900 miles).<\/p> Earth is a tiny blue dot, just about visible through the ice and dust of Saturn’s rings<\/a>.<\/p> Our planet is the brightest ‘star’ in the sky, shining a beautiful blue hue; a beacon of life against a dark, never-ending cosmos.<\/p> The image is entitled \u2018The Day The Earth Smiled\u2019, and was taken on 19 July 2013.<\/p> It was part of a campaign by the NASA Cassini team \u2013 in particular the imaging team leader Carolyn Porco \u2013 that encouraged people to look up at the exact time the image was being taken and smile back.<\/p> Earth from Mercury<\/strong><\/h2>
Earth from Mars<\/strong><\/h2>
Earth from Saturn<\/strong><\/h2>
Earth from the depths of the Solar System<\/strong><\/h2>
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