Earth from Space

4 images, each with verified provenance.

• The blue-and-white Earth rising above the grey, cratered lunar horizon against black space.

  Earth, from lunar orbit

  Public Domain

  Earthrise

  NASA / William Anders

• A fully-lit Earth showing Africa, Antarctica, and swirling white clouds against black space.

  Earth, from Apollo 17

  Public Domain

  The Blue Marble

  NASA / Apollo 17 crew

• A grainy image with scattered light bands, in which Earth appears as a single tiny bright dot.

  Earth, from 6 billion km

  Public Domain

  Pale Blue Dot

  NASA/JPL-Caltech

• The International Space Station with its long solar arrays, backlit against Earth's blue limb and black space.

  The International Space Station

  Public Domain

  The International Space Station

  NASA