We've collected some beautiful and fascinating photos taken of (and from) outer space. Photos of early space travel, legendary astronauts, as well as pics taken from viewers in the comfort of their own homes.
Not only are these pictures just ridiculously cool to look at, but each photo tells a story. That's obvious when we're talking about photography, but there is still so much to be learned about outer space that these photos are solid documentation of how small we really are.
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Just your casual space walk over Argentina.
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Full moon in October, 2021.
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48 different colors of the moon taken over 10 years.
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Each space suit model that has been used throughout history.
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Perseverance with its 'rover family' sticker.
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Abandoned Russian shuttle in Kazakhstan.
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Thomas Pesquet, a French astronaut and commander of the International Space Station.
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The first simulated image of a black hole, hand-plotted by French astrophysicist Jean-Pierre Luminet in 1978.
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Composite of a solar eclipse taken from the South Pole.
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Space X launch from Florida.
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Michael Collins took this photo in 1969. He is the only human (dead or alive) not in the frame.
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1966 - The Apollo 1 Crew relax during a training session.
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The International Space Station in front of the moon.
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Awesome composite of the moon created by misaligning RGB channels.
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A blood moon over Greece.
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This snapshot of New Zealand from the International Space Station.
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Bruce McCandless II floating in space with nothing but his Manned Maneuvering Unit.
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A sick ramp on Mars found by Perseverance.
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An artist rendering of Planet Earth without water.
