That’s Earth. That’s us. Way off in the distance as a fairly small, blue and swirly white sphere. This is the newest so-called “Earthrise” image, and it was taken on February 1, 2014 by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. “LRO experiences twelve earthrises every day, however LROC is almost always busy imaging the lunar surface so … Continue reading "The Newest ‘Earthrise’ Image, Courtesy of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter"