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[ad_1] If you look afar from space, our planet and the moon will look like a small bright dot. But, from Mars, you can see a little more than just two bright dots orbiting. Although you might have seen mesmerizing photos of our planet from previous space missions, but these images of the Earth by ESA from Mars, show our planet as just a “pale blue dot”.“On the special occasion of Mars Express's 20th anniversary since launch, we wanted to bring Carl Sagan's reflections back to the present day, in which the worsening climate and ecological crisis make them more valid than ever,” says Jorge Hernandez Bernal of the University of the Basque Country and Sorbonne University, and part of the Mars Express team who initiated this image. The recent image shows the clear concern over the planet's c...

[ad_1] A photograph taken by NASA’s Orion spacecraft has given us a new perspective on our home planet. A photograph taken by NASA's Orion spacecraft has given us a new perspective on our home planet.The snap was taken during the Artemis I mission, which sent an uncrewed vehicle on a journey around the Moon and back in preparation for astronauts' planned lunar return in 2025. We get pictures of Earth every day from satellites and the International Space Station. But there's something different about seeing ourselves from the other side of the Moon. How does this image compare to other iconic views of Earth from the outside?EarthriseIn December 1968, three astronauts were orbiting the Moon to test systems in preparation for the Apollo 11 landing. When they saw Earth rise over the lunar...

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Carl Sagan’s reflections: Amazing images of Earth captured from Mars – pale blue dot

Lonely blue dot! Beyond moon, NASA’s Orion looks back at Earth