The Moon has amazed humanity for thousands of years, with the Earth's only nature satellite inspiring generations of artists through paintings, music, poetry, and much more. Its co ...

While auroras can also be seen from the ground, the red color that’s seen from the ISS 250 miles up is unlikely to appear as such a strong red to those watching from terra firma.

On Aug. 23, 1966, NASA's Lunar Orbiter 1 sent back the first photo of Earth from the moon. It showed a grainy crescent Earth that predated Apollo 8's famous color "Earthrise" by over two years.