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  1. May 5, 2020 · Apollo 8’s historic journey to the moon, which resulted in the now infamous photo called “Earthrise,” was a mission deemed impossible. Many feared it would end in catastrophic failure and become an eerily fitting end to such a horrific year.

    • Josh Druding
  2. Nov 27, 2023 · The iconic Earthrise image from the astronauts of NASA's Apollo 8 mission taken on Dec. 24, 1968.(Image credit: NASA) The recent death of Frank Borman, commander of Nasa ’s Apollo 8 mission in...

    • Robert Poole
  3. Dec 20, 2018 · When astronaut William Anders photographed a fragile blue sphere set in dark space peeking over the Moon, it changed our perception of our place in space and fuelled environmental awareness...

  4. Jul 17, 2019 · One of the most influential environmental photographs ever taken almost didn’t happen. In this excerpt from Seeing Science: How Photography Reveals the Universe, Marvin Heiferman tells the story of William Anders’s Earthrise.

  5. The photo let us see our planet from a great distance for the first time. The living Earth, surrounded by the darkness of space, appears fragile and vulnerable, with finite resources.

  6. Apr 22, 2024 · Because of its history and powerful message, the Earthrise photo continues to ignite environmental awareness. "It shows the Earth that we all live on, a little blue sphere set within this...

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  8. Dec 21, 2018 · That photo of Earth is often credited with helping to launch the environmental movement, and it has inspired 50 years’ worth of images of our home taken from space.

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