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'There are 4 people in those pixels': Earth-based telescope snapped Artemis II crew orbiting the moon
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'There are 4 people in those pixels': Earth-based telescope snapped Artemis II crew orbiting the moon

A blurry new photo captured by the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia shows Artemis II's Orion capsule circling the moon more than 200,000 miles away, making it a candidate for the longest-distance image of humans ever taken from Earth.

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Canadian 'emoji' lake vanishes after dramatic, landslide-like collapse — Earth from space
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Canadian 'emoji' lake vanishes after dramatic, landslide-like collapse — Earth from space

A pair of satellite photos reveals the drastic transformation of Canada's Lake Rouge, which was fully drained after the sudden collapse of one of its banks. A multitude of factors led to the demise of the shocked-emoji-like lake, experts say.

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NASA's Curiosity rover finds a surprising number of giant 'dragon scales' littered across Mars
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NASA's Curiosity rover finds a surprising number of giant 'dragon scales' littered across Mars

The Curiosity rover snapped a series of peculiar polygons that look suspiciously like giant fossilized reptile scales. Although scientists have seen similar shapes on Mars before, they have never seen such a "dramatically abundant" concentration.

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Glowing ring of plankton surrounding New Zealand islands linked to deadly underwater plateau — Earth from space
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Glowing ring of plankton surrounding New Zealand islands linked to deadly underwater plateau — Earth from space

A recent satellite photo captured a gleaming halo of phytoplankton encircling the remote Chatham Islands. The stunning sight is the result of a hidden underwater structure, which has also helped kill hundreds of cetaceans.

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The NASA Artemis II Crew’s Stunning First Photos of Earth
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The NASA Artemis II Crew’s Stunning First Photos of Earth

PetaPixel·Jeremy Gray·about 2 months ago
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The NASA Artemis II crew piloted their Orion spacecraft out of Earth's orbit this morning, charting a path toward the Moon. Artemis II Mission Commander Reid Wiseman captured a pair of exceptional photos of Earth through Orion's capsule window, a…

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Artemis II Commander Captures More Exceptional Earth Photos en Route to the Moon
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Artemis II Commander Captures More Exceptional Earth Photos en Route to the Moon

PetaPixel·Jeremy Gray·about 2 months ago
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Just a few hours after sharing the Artemis II crew's first photos of Earth, NASA shared two more photos captured by Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, this time showing the dark side of the Earth and Earth's Terminator Line, the constantly moving boundary…

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