Taken aboard Apollo 8 by Bill Anders, this iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface

27 Dec 2018

Science & Technology

Taken aboard Apollo 8 by Bill Anders, this iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface

50 years ago Apollo8 astronaut Bill Anders captured the iconic Earth rise image of Earth rising above the lunar horizon, changing how we see our place in the Universe. Astronaut Bill Anders took the photo while aboard the Apollo 8 on December 24, 1968. Anders captured the image of the Earth while he was orbiting the moon with Frank Borman and Jim Lovell on the second space mission by the Apollo space program.

“The vast loneliness up here of the Moon is awe-inspiring, and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth. The Earth from here is a grand oasis to the big vastness of space”—Jim Lovell

The iconic 'Earthrise' was taken 50 years ago today: https://t.co/RAw7RnPjUm pic.twitter.com/CxWhF6YDV6
— NASA (@NASA) December 24, 2018