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This video shows nearly a month of the Orion mission in only 60 seconds

Dec 14, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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A few days ago, NASA’s Orion spacecraft successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. This means that, after 25 days, the first mission of the Artemis I program came to an end.

Over the course of nearly a month, Orion treated us with some spectacular and detailed shots of the Moon’s surface. And in a recent video shared by ESA (European Space Agency), you can see the recap of the 25-day trip in only 60 seconds.

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NASA Orion spacecraft sends back stunning photos of its last lunar flyby

Dec 9, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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NASA’s Orion spacecraft showed us some awe-inspiring photos during its trip to the moon. And now, it’s on its way back to Earth with NASA teams preparing for splashdown. Of course, it’s not coming back without stunning photos of the moon. Right before heading back, Orion snapped some photos of its final lunar flyby – and I’m sure they’ll make you excited about the lunar missions yet to come.

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NASA’s Orion spacecraft sends back first detailed photos of the moon

Nov 25, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic 4 Comments
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NASA’s Artemis I mission has been under the spotlight lately, and we recently saw Orion’s stunning video of the Earth “setting” behind the moon. On its sixth flight day, the spacecraft took detailed shots of the moon’s surface. NASA shared it with the public so that you can look up close at our home planet’s natural satellite.

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Watch: The Earth setting behind the Moon as seen by Artemis 1’s Orion spacecraft

Nov 23, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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NASA’s Artemis program wants to place astronauts on the lunar surface, and it’s successfully completed its first step of this long journey. The Artemis 1 mission has reached its destination, and we’re already getting some marvelous shots showing us our planet in an entirely new context.

While we normally see the moon rise and set. But in a recent video Artemis 1 sent back to earth, we see our planet as it sets behind the moon – and it’s absolutely magical to watch.

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Spectacular view of Earth caught on astronaut’s space walk camera

Spectacular view of Earth caught on astronaut's space walk camera

Nov 16, 2022 by Alex Baker Add Comment
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American astronauts Frank Rubio and Josh Cassada successfully completed NASA’s first spacewalk since March. The spacewalk lasted a whopping 7 hours and 11 minutes and served to complete several objectives on the outside of the International Space Station.

NASA live streamed the entire space walk. It’s not just an incredible thing to watch, but the astronaut’s helmet cams managed to shoot some amazing footage of our own planet Earth in the process.

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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft captures gloomy black-and-white image of the Earth

Oct 27, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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Photos of the Earth from space always remind me just how small I am in the grander scheme of things. And in a way, it brings me comfort and peace.

But a recent photo of our home planet had quite the opposite effect on me, even though it wasn’t the intention behind it. NASA’s Lucy spacecraft captured this black-and-white image of the Earth, making it look quite gloomy and depressing

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Astronaut captures beautiful image of both Earth and the moon from the International Space Station

Feb 17, 2022 by Alex Baker Add Comment
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Images taken from the International Space Station never seem to disappoint, and the latest from astronaut Mark Vande Hei definitely belongs in the awesome pile.

Mark’s latest capture shows a stunning shot of both the Earth and the moon, all in one image.

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This photo shows how fast the ISS really is

Jun 15, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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As you may already know, the International Space Station orbits the Earth really fast. For example, if you were to capture its transit in front of the Moon or the Sun, you’d only have around one second to get the shot. But what does that speed look like from up there? With his recent photo, Thomas Pesquet tries to put it in a perspective.

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This Earth photo makes it look like it was made entirely of water

May 28, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments
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Our planet consists of around 71% of water. Still, most photos of the Earth we’ve seen so far show some of those 29% of land. French astronaut Thomas Pesquet recently captured the Earth in a photo that reminds us what it’s mainly made of. In fact, in his magical image, it looks like it was made entirely of water.

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“Earth Restored” shows astronauts’ photos of the Earth as you’ve never seen them before

May 20, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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Earthrise is one of the most iconic space images, taken over 50 years ago. Seeing an Earthrise, even only in a photo, is pretty magical. And how about seeing our gorgeous planet from afar in a series of digitally restored and amazingly detailed images?

Philosopher Toby Ord carefully edited and restored photos of Earth from the Apollo missions, making them more detailed, clean and beautiful than ever! He’s kindly shared some of the photos with DIYP, and I’m sure you’ll love them as much as we did.

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