Earth from space
Pale blue dot
Earth from space is the view of our planet as seen from orbit or beyond—the iconic image of a blue marble suspended in blackness.
The phrase evokes both the literal perspective astronauts experience and the philosophical shift it produces: borders invisible, atmosphere thin, the whole of humanity on one fragile sphere.
Seeing Earth from space changed how she thought about environmental issues.
- blue marbleOur planet from afar
- orbitCurved celestial path
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- thin blue lineMetaphor for police
- planetStar-orbiting spherical body
globe · one world · satellite · astronaut · looking down · NASA · big picture · continents · oceans · no borders · clouds · pale blue dot · horizon · curvature · thin atmosphere · sunrise · terminator · night lights
- space photosnebula, galaxy, supernova, black hole, star cluster
- space phenomenastars, black hole, meteors, wormhole, dark energy
earth, earthy, earthen, earthly, unearthly, earthling, earthbound, earthward, earthwards