Gallery

Historic Astronomy Images

Landmark images from before the year 2000.

Image Archive

5 images.

Three towering columns of dark, dense gas and dust silhouetted against glowing greenish nebulosity.
Public Domain
Pillars of Creation (Hubble, 1995)
NASA, ESA, STScI
The blue-and-white Earth rising above the grey, cratered lunar horizon against black space.
Public Domain
Earthrise
NASA / William Anders
A fully-lit Earth showing Africa, Antarctica, and swirling white clouds against black space.
Public Domain
The Blue Marble
NASA / Apollo 17 crew
A grainy image with scattered light bands, in which Earth appears as a single tiny bright dot.
Public Domain
Pale Blue Dot
NASA/JPL-Caltech
A dark mosaic of narrow frames, each containing a tiny point of light marking a planet.
Public Domain
The Solar System Family Portrait
NASA/JPL-Caltech