50 Extremely Rare Historical Pictures That Will Completely And Totally Change Your Perspective On The Universe – MASHAHER

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50 Extremely Rare Historical Pictures That Will Completely And Totally Change Your Perspective On The Universe – MASHAHER


1.This is what the Space Shuttle Endeavour looked like as it left Earth and traveled into orbit:

Space Shuttle Endeavour taking off

It looks like a little toy.

Futuras Fotos / Alamy Stock Photo

2.This is what a typhoon looks like from space:

A vast aerial view of a large hurricane swirling over the Earth, showing the well-defined eye at the center amidst thick cloud formationsA vast aerial view of a large hurricane swirling over the Earth, showing the well-defined eye at the center amidst thick cloud formations

Specifically, Super Typhoon Maysak in 2015.

Universal History Archive / Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

3.This is how big Earth is compared to Saturn:

Saturn with its rings is shown next to Earth, emphasizing the size difference between the two planetsSaturn with its rings is shown next to Earth, emphasizing the size difference between the two planets
Stocktrek Images, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo

4.This is what a sunset looks like from space:

A vertical reddish line among the clouds against the curvature of spaceA vertical reddish line among the clouds against the curvature of space

5.This is a picture of Pluto and its moons taken in 2006…

PlutoPluto

Nasa / Getty Images

6.And this is a much, much clearer picture of Pluto taken only a decade later, in 2015:

PlutoPluto

By NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft from 476,000 miles out.

Nasa / Getty Images

7.On Feb. 7, 1984, Bruce McCandless II performed the first-ever untethered space walk, and folks, it looks absolutely terrifying:

A tiny guy in a spacesuit floating above the Earth in black outerspaceA tiny guy in a spacesuit floating above the Earth in black outerspace

8.This is a picture of the ice mountains of Pluto as seen from the New Horizons space probe:

Black-and-white image of raised surfaceBlack-and-white image of raised surface

The photo is 230 miles across, to put things into perspective.

Science History Images / Alamy Stock Photo

9.This is what New Zealand looks like from space:

A satellite view of an island, likely New Zealand's South Island, surrounded by the ocean with visible mountain ranges and varied terrain. Space station parts appear at the edgesA satellite view of an island, likely New Zealand's South Island, surrounded by the ocean with visible mountain ranges and varied terrain. Space station parts appear at the edges

I think I see Tom Bombadil.

NASA

10.This is how big an average-sized comet is compared to Paris:

Comparison of a comet to ParisComparison of a comet to Paris

Specifically the Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet. Very chill, though.

Esa

11.This is a REAL picture of the moon crossing in front of the Earth:

The moon in front of the earthThe moon in front of the earth

The image was taken by the DSCOVR spacecraft about a million miles away from Earth.

Nasa / Getty Images

12.This is what a solar eclipse looks like from space:

View of Earth from space showing a large shadow, likely from a solar eclipse, covering parts of the surface. The horizon of the planet curves in the distanceView of Earth from space showing a large shadow, likely from a solar eclipse, covering parts of the surface. The horizon of the planet curves in the distance

Like a pen blew up all over Earth.

Alamy Stock Photo

13.In 1972, astronaut Charles Duke left behind a picture of his family on the moon’s surface. It’s been there ever since:

A family photo in a see-through case on the groundA family photo in a see-through case on the ground

14.This picture, taken in 1946, is one of the first images of Earth ever taken from space:

The Earth from outer spaceThe Earth from outer space

15.And this is the first picture of Earth from the moon, taken in 1966 by Lunar Orbiter 1:

Grainy image of part of the earthGrainy image of part of the earth

Encyclopaedia Britannica / Universal Images Group via Getty Images

16.And this is a picture of Earth that was taken 20 minutes before this article was published:

View of Earth from space showing North and South America, with visible cloud formations and weather patternsView of Earth from space showing North and South America, with visible cloud formations and weather patterns

17.The Mars rovers are way, way bigger than you thought they were:

A woman standing next to a Mars rover, which is higher than she isA woman standing next to a Mars rover, which is higher than she is

This is the Perseverance rover. It’s not a little RC car!

Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images

18.This is how big the Moon and Pluto’s moon Charon are compared to the Earth:

Composite image showing Earth, the Moon, and a second smaller moon against a black space backgroundComposite image showing Earth, the Moon, and a second smaller moon against a black space background

You know what? I’m glad that puny little dwarf planet doesn’t count as a planet anymore.

NASA Moon: Gregory H. Revera Charon: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI

19.This is what a piece of the moon and a piece of Mars looks like:

A hand is holding two rocks: one has a speckled, textured appearance, and the other is dark and roughA hand is holding two rocks: one has a speckled, textured appearance, and the other is dark and rough

20.This is what color Venus is in real life:

A grayscale close-up image of the planet Venus, showing its cloudy atmosphereA grayscale close-up image of the planet Venus, showing its cloudy atmosphere

21.These are two of the earliest known photographs of Saturn and Jupiter, taken in the 19th century:

Jupiter and SaturnJupiter and Saturn

Universal History Archive / Universal Images Group via Getty Images

22.You’re probably familiar with the “Face on Mars,” an image of a formation on Mars from the 1970s that launched a million conspiracy theories…

An apparent face on the surface of MarsAn apparent face on the surface of Mars

Corbis Historical

23.…well, this is what a much less blurry, much more recent photograph of that same “face” looks like:

A craggly, raised surface that looks nothing like a faceA craggly, raised surface that looks nothing like a face
Photo 12 / Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

24.Space and time is absolutely nuts:

Tweet: "If someone 52 light years away were observing the Moon now, with an insanely powerful telescope, they would see humans taking the first steps on the lunar surface." Below, an astronaut stands beside the U.S. flag on the moonTweet: "If someone 52 light years away were observing the Moon now, with an insanely powerful telescope, they would see humans taking the first steps on the lunar surface." Below, an astronaut stands beside the U.S. flag on the moon

25.Buzz Aldrin took humanity’s first “space selfie” while on a spacewalk in 1966:

Buzz Aldrin close-up in spaceBuzz Aldrin close-up in space

Never heard of a “space selfie”? Well, it’s got its own Wikipedia page.

Space Frontiers / Getty Images

26.Mars is home to the tallest mountain in the solar system, the 72,000-foot-tall Olympus Mons:

A large, circular, and raised volcanic structure with a central crater, resembling a shield volcano. The surface appears rough and texturedA large, circular, and raised volcanic structure with a central crater, resembling a shield volcano. The surface appears rough and textured

27.There’s a bunch of trash left by humans on the moon. In fact, if you really want to know, there are 96 bags of human waste on that big pie in the sky:

Apollo lunar module leg and astronaut's footprint on the moon's surfaceApollo lunar module leg and astronaut's footprint on the moon's surface
NASA / Corbis via Getty Images

28.Here’s a computer illustration of what Olympus Mons looks like from space:

The mountain looking a bit like a big pimpleThe mountain looking a bit like a big pimple

Sebastian Kaulitzki / Getty Images/Science Photo Library RF

29.This is what Antarctica looks like from space:

An icy surface in what almost looks like a snow globeAn icy surface in what almost looks like a snow globe

30.This is Eugene Cernan, who is, as of 2023, the last man to ever walk on the moon:

Man in a spacesuit with a globe in front of himMan in a spacesuit with a globe in front of him

He did it way back in 1972. It’s been that long, folks!

Space Frontiers / Getty Images

31.You might recognize Eugene from this iconic picture of his moon walk:

Man in a spacesuit standing on the moon with a US flag behind himMan in a spacesuit standing on the moon with a US flag behind him

Donaldson Collection / Getty Images

32.This is the Willamette meteorite, the largest meteorite that’s ever been found in the United States:

Children climbing on a meteor on displayChildren climbing on a meteor on display

33.And this is the Hoba meteorite, the largest meteorite on Earth:

A man standing on the large meteoriteA man standing on the large meteorite

The largest that we know of, that is. It’s located in Namibia.

Groblerdupreez / Getty Images

34.The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is shrinking:

Side-by-side of Jupiter at different times, in December 1973 and June 2019, with the red spot looking smaller in 2019Side-by-side of Jupiter at different times, in December 1973 and June 2019, with the red spot looking smaller in 2019

35.See that little hole there? This is what Mount Vesuvius looks like from space:

An arrow pointing to a dot on a landscapeAn arrow pointing to a dot on a landscape
Space Frontiers / Getty Images

36.Way out on the edge of the Solar System is this big ol’ hunk of rock called Ultima Thule, Arrokoth, or (486958) 2014 MU69 — the farthest thing from Earth humanity has ever “explored up close“:

A fuzzy, black-and-white image of two spherical objectsA fuzzy, black-and-white image of two spherical objects

Reminds me of two peanuts I ate earlier today. Those were some good peanuts.

Handout / Getty Images

37.In 2018, NASA captured an unreal-looking rectangular iceberg:

Aerial view of a large rectangular iceberg floating among irregularly shaped icebergs in a vast frozen landscapeAerial view of a large rectangular iceberg floating among irregularly shaped icebergs in a vast frozen landscape

38.NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just took some brand-new pictures of Uranus. Here’s what one of the new photos looks like:

Uranus in the center of many oblong ringsUranus in the center of many oblong rings
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI. Image processing: J. DePasquale (STScI)

39.While we’re at it, here’s another new picture from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, this time of Neptune:

Neptune with a halo ring around itNeptune with a halo ring around it

Poseidon would love this.

NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

40.This, to scale, is how far apart the Milky Way galaxy and the Andromeda galaxy are:

The Andromeda and Milky Way galaxiesThe Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies

41.This is a close-up of some well-worn pebbles on the surface of Mars:

Various sizes of small and large pebbles are scattered on a sandy surfaceVarious sizes of small and large pebbles are scattered on a sandy surface

The most fascinating picture of rocks you’ll see all day. Let me know in the comments if you’ve seen more interesting rocks than these.

NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

42.Speaking of Mars, this is what a sunset looks like on that there planet:

A misty, foggy view of the sun just visible over a slightly hilly landscapeA misty, foggy view of the sun just visible over a slightly hilly landscape

Not as nice as Key West, but what are you gonna do. Martians make do.

Nasa / Getty Images

43.This is what the moon looks like in the Northern Hemisphere…

The moonThe moon

Claudine Silaho Weber-hilty / Getty Images/iStockphoto

44.…and this is what the moon looks like in the Southern Hemisphere. It’s upside down:

The moon with the surface features in reverseThe moon with the surface features in reverse

Well, I guess that just depends on the moon you lived your life with.

Agcuesta / Getty Images/iStockphoto

45.This is what Jupiter would look like if it were as close as the moon:

A huge brown and white orb with stripes and swirls on the horizonA huge brown and white orb with stripes and swirls on the horizon

46.This is what Ireland looks like from space:

It's green and surrounded by waterIt's green and surrounded by water

47.This is astronaut Joseph P. Allen IV doing maintenance on a satellite in the middle of the cold, dark void of space:

An astronaut on a satellite in spaceAn astronaut on a satellite in space

48.This is what the eye of a hurricane looks like from above:

The eye of a hurricane from the cloudsThe eye of a hurricane from the clouds

Specifically, the eye wall of Hurricane Katrina.

Alamy Stock Photo

49.This is the last image NASA’s InSight rover sent from Mars before running out of power at the end of its mission last December:

Mars InSight roverMars InSight rover

NASA/JPL-Caltech

50.And finally, this is the statement President Jimmy Carter wrote and put aboard the Voyager 1 spacecraft, intended for any aliens the probe might encounter:

A statement from Carter dated June 16, 1977, describing the US as "a community of 240 million human beings among the more than 4 billion people who inhabit the planet Earth" and describes it as "a present from a small, distant world"A statement from Carter dated June 16, 1977, describing the US as "a community of 240 million human beings among the more than 4 billion people who inhabit the planet Earth" and describes it as "a present from a small, distant world"




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