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Jul 16, 2019 · When astronauts saw Earth from afar for the first time, they described a cognitive shift in awareness after seeing the planet "hanging in the void." It's been 50 years since the Apollo 11...
Aug 12, 2022 · Descriptions from the astronauts of a glowing blue and white orb hanging in the void of space, contrasted with a desolate gray Moon, were now scenes viewed in print and on television screens around the globe.
Nov 15, 2018 · The documentary features interviews with Anders, Borman, and Jim Lovell—now in their late 80s and early 90s—in which the Apollo 8 astronauts recall the sheer awe they experienced after leaving ...
- Emily Buder
The overview effect is a cognitive shift reported by some astronauts while viewing the Earth from space. Researchers have characterized the effect as "a state of awe with self-transcendent qualities, precipitated by a particularly striking visual stimulus".
When astronauts first saw Earth from afar in the Apollo 8 mission in 1968 - the US's second manned mission to the moon - they described a cognitive shift in awareness after seeing our planet...
Jul 10, 2019 · The image – known as the Blue Marble – gives a unique perspective of the whole Earth hanging in the blackness of space. Not only does it show the South Pole but it puts Africa – not the USA ...
Dec 10, 2022 · These travelers saw Earth as a gleaming planet suspended in inky darkness, an oasis of life in the silent void, and it filled them with awe.
