The breathtaking views of Earth from space are merely a byproduct of that science mission. (Amazing Earth Photos from Suomi NPP) Here's how the satellite captures the amazing Blue Marble Earth photos: ...

The iconic photo, known as "Blue Marble," was taken by NASA astronauts Eugene "Gene" Cernan, Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt on Dec. 7 using a Hasselblad camera and a Zeiss lens, about 28,000 ...

NPP's "Blue Marble," western hemisphere, data acquired from about 824km altitude It's a synthetic view; NPP flies too close to ever see this much of Earth at once. But there are spacecraft that do ...

“The Blue Marble” is the first fully illuminated photograph of Earth taken from outer space in 1972 by the Apollo 17 crew as they made their way to the moon.

Taken 50 years ago on Wednesday, the “Blue Marble” has become one of the world’s most widely reproduced photographs — and an icon of the environmental movement. CNN values your feedback 1.