04/07/2026
Earth in 1972 and Earth in 2026:
On December 7, 1972, astronauts aboard Apollo 17 captured our planet as a bright, full sphere suspended in darkness. Now, more than five decades later, astronauts on Artemis II are seeing that same view again. At this distance, borders disappear. Cities vanish. Everything familiar blends into a single, fragile sphere.
The Apollo 17 image helped change how we see our planet — not as separate nations, but as one connected system. Now, Artemis II is giving us that perspective again. Same planet. Same view. Different generation.
📸Credit: NASA
