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fromFuturism
16 hours ago

Reddit Mod Deleted Breathtaking Photo Taken by NASA Astronaut From Space Because It Was "Blurry"

Veteran NASA astronaut Don Pettit returned from his 220-day mission on board the International Space Station in April 2025, the day of his 70th birthday, making him the oldest active astronaut on the space agency's roster. During his seven-month stint on board the aging orbital outpost, his fourth trip to space, Pettit took the time to photograph some dazzling views of the Earth below.
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fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

Apollo 8's "Earthrise" Photo Just Became A LEGO Ideas Set, Nearly 60 Years Later - Yanko Design

It's nearly 60 years since we first got to actually see our blue marble from afar. Not in some geography book as a painting, not in the form of a VFX shot in a Hollywood movie. But as an actual color photo clicked by an astronaut from space. Taken by William Anders during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, this iconic photo set the earth against its nearest neighbor, the moon.
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fromNature
2 months ago

Fossilized technology: Books in brief

Modern human-made objects such as plastics, electronics, concrete and infrastructure are creating long-lasting technofossils that may persist for millions of years.
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fromArs Technica
3 months ago

25 years, one website: ISS in Real Time captures quarter-century on space station

A new portal consolidates 25 years of ISS photos, audio, videos, mission data, and articles into a searchable day-by-day timeline with extensive coverage.
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fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

How NASA's Lunar Photography Brought the Heavens Down to Earth

Two astronauts conduct scientific work on a silent, cratered lunar surface while Apollo-era imagery and recent deaths have left only five living moonwalkers.
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fromColossal
5 months ago

An Area Known as 'Falbreen' on Mars Saw Some Bright Blue Skies-Kind Of

NASA's Perseverance Rover captures panoramic images of Mars to search for microbial life and assess human habitability.
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