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The photographs people know without being told where they came from, from the first photograph of Earth from space to Webb. 49 photographs, the best known of each era of The NASA Photo Book.

Era 0 · Before NASAAll Before spaceflight photographs

Learning to Look

Earth from about 65 miles up, from a camera on a V-2, V-2 No. 13, 24 October 1946
V-2 No. 13 · 24 October 1946

The First Photograph from Space

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The first photograph of Earth from a satellite, from Explorer 6, Explorer 6, 14 August 1959
Explorer 6 · 14 August 1959GPN-2002-000200

Earth's First Portrait

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The oldest surviving photograph of the Moon, Before spaceflight, March 1840
Before spaceflight · March 1840

The Oldest Moon Photograph

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Solar prominences at the edge of the eclipsed Sun, Before spaceflight, 18 July 1860
Before spaceflight · 18 July 1860

The Sun's Red Flames

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Era 1 · Mercury and GeminiAll Mercury and Gemini photographs

Human Eyes in Space

Ed White outside Gemini 4 on the first American spacewalk, Gemini 4, 3 June 1965
Gemini 4 · 3 June 1965S65-30433

Twenty Three Minutes Outside

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Buzz Aldrin's spacewalk self portrait, Gemini 12, 12 November 1966
Gemini 12 · 12 November 1966S66-62922

The First Selfie

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The seven Mercury astronauts around a table with an Atlas model, Mercury, 9 April 1959
Mercury · 9 April 1959C-1959-51734

The Mercury Seven

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The Atlas carrying Friendship 7 lifting off Launch Complex 14, Mercury-Atlas 6, Friendship 7, 20 February 1962
Mercury-Atlas 6, Friendship 7 · 20 February 1962KSC-62PC-0011

Godspeed, John Glenn

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Era 2 · ApolloAll Apollo photographs

The Long Look Back

Earth rising above the lunar horizon, Apollo 8, 24 December 1968Bestseller
Apollo 8 · 24 December 1968AS08-14-2383

Earthrise

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Buzz Aldrin with Neil Armstrong reflected in his visor, Apollo 11, 20 July 1969Bestseller
Apollo 11 · 20 July 1969AS11-40-5903

Two Men in One Frame

A Man on the Moon or The Visor Shot
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Full Earth from the Mediterranean to Antarctica, Apollo 17, 7 December 1972Bestseller
Apollo 17 · 7 December 1972AS17-148-22727

The Blue Marble

Antarctica in Daylight
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Close up of a bootprint in the lunar soil, Apollo 11, 20 July 1969Bestseller
Apollo 11 · 20 July 1969AS11-40-5877

Nothing to Erase It

Buzz Aldrin's Bootprint
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Buzz Aldrin beside the flag at Tranquility Base, Apollo 11, 20 July 1969
Apollo 11 · 20 July 1969AS11-40-5875

The Flag That Fell

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Neil Armstrong inside Eagle after the moonwalk, Apollo 11, 20 July 1969
Apollo 11 · 20 July 1969AS11-37-5528

After the Moonwalk

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Harrison Schmitt beside the flag, Earth above, Apollo 17, 11 December 1972
Apollo 17 · 11 December 1972AS17-134-20384

I Want to Get the Earth

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John Young jumping and saluting beside the flag, Apollo 16, 21 April 1972Bestseller
Apollo 16 · 21 April 1972AS16-113-18339

Both Boots Off the Ground

Jumping Salute
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Jim Irwin saluting beside the flag, Falcon and the Rover, Apollo 15, 2 August 1971Bestseller
Apollo 15 · 2 August 1971AS15-88-11866

Remembering the Colour Film

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Damaged service module drifting away after separation, Apollo 13, 17 April 1970
Apollo 13 · 17 April 1970AS13-59-8500

One Side Missing

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Earth rising over the lunar horizon above Mare Smythii, Apollo 10, May 1969Bestseller
Apollo 10 · May 1969AS10-27-3888

Earth Over Smyth's Sea

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Era 3 · Skylab, Shuttle, Mir and LandsatAll Skylab, Shuttle, Mir and Landsat photographs

Learning to Stay

Bruce McCandless flying free with the jet backpack, STS-41-B, 7 February 1984
STS-41-B · 7 February 1984STS41B-35-1613

Nothing Holding Him

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Orbital workshop under its orange parasol sunshade, Skylab 2, 22 June 1973
Skylab 2 · 22 June 1973SL2-X7-633

An Umbrella Over Skylab

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Station with gold sun shield and one solar wing, Skylab, 8 February 1974
Skylab · 8 February 1974SL4-143-4706

Left in Good Order

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Jack Lousma spacewalking with Earth reflected in his visor, Skylab, 6 August 1973
Skylab · 6 August 1973SL3-115-1833

Reflected in the Visor

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Era 4 · Ranger to VoyagerAll Voyager photographs

Machines as Eyes

Earth as a tiny point inside a sunbeam, Voyager 1, 14 February 1990
Voyager 1 · 14 February 1990PIA23645

Earth in a Sunbeam

Pale Blue Dot
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Earth and the Moon in a single frame, Voyager 1, 18 September 1977
Voyager 1 · 18 September 1977PIA01967

Earth and Moon Together

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Jupiter's Great Red Spot and a white oval, Voyager 1, February 1979
Voyager 1 · February 1979PIA01384

Watching a Storm Turn

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The planet Uranus, Voyager 2, January 1986
Voyager 2 · January 1986PIA18182

Uranus Seen Once

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Era 5 · HubbleAll Hubble photographs

Above the Air

The Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula, Hubble, 2 November 1995
Hubble · 2 November 1995OPO9544A

The Pillars of Creation

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Close to 10,000 galaxies in the Ultra Deep Field, Hubble Space Telescope, 9 March 2004
Hubble Space Telescope · 9 March 2004HEIC0406A

Ten Thousand Galaxies

Hubble Ultra Deep Field
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Around 3,000 galaxies in a tiny patch of sky, Hubble Space Telescope, 15 January 1996
Hubble Space Telescope · 15 January 1996OPO9601A

He Risked His Job

Hubble Deep Field
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Mystic Mountain pillar and jets in the Carina Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope, 23 April 2010
Hubble Space Telescope · 23 April 2010HEIC1007A

Mystic Mountain

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Star forming regions NGC 2014 and NGC 2020, Hubble Space Telescope, 24 April 2020
Hubble Space Telescope · 24 April 2020HEIC2007A

The Cosmic Reef

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Era 6 · MarsAll Mars photographs

Asking the Rocks

Lander footpad on the surface of the Chryse plain, Viking 1, 20 July 1976
Viking 1 · 20 July 1976PIA00381

The First Photograph from Mars

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Blue sunset over the rim of Gusev Crater, Spirit, 19 May 2005
Spirit · 19 May 2005PIA07997

Blue Sunset on Mars

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Curiosity rover self portrait beside Namib Dune, Curiosity, 19 January 2016
Curiosity · 19 January 2016PIA20316

Dunes That Still Move

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Victoria Crater with Opportunity rover tracks, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, 18 July 2009
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · 18 July 2009PIA12167

Tracks at Victoria

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Era 7 · Galileo to OSIRIS-RExAll Galileo to OSIRIS-REx photographs

The Patient Machines

Saturn in eclipse with Earth as a blue point, Cassini, 19 July 2013
Cassini · 19 July 2013PIA17172

Saturn in Eclipse

The Day the Earth Smiled
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Pluto in enhanced colour, New Horizons, 14 July 2015
New Horizons · 14 July 2015PIA19952

The Dot Became a World

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Ice jets erupting from the south pole of Enceladus, Cassini, 21 November 2009
Cassini · 21 November 2009PIA11688

The Ocean Getting Out

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Earth and the Moon below Saturn's rings, from Cassini, Cassini, 19 July 2013
Cassini · 19 July 2013PIA17171

Earth Below the Rings

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Era 8 · The Space StationAll The Space Station photographs

The View From Here

Endeavour silhouetted against the layers of Earth's atmosphere, STS-130, 9 February 2010
STS-130 · 9 February 2010ISS022-E-062672

Three Layers of Sky

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Tracy Caldwell Dyson looking out of the Cupola, Expedition 24, 11 September 2010
Expedition 24 · 11 September 2010ISS024-E-014263

Just Looking

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The Milky Way and city light trails above Earth, International Space Station, 11 January 2025
International Space Station · 11 January 2025

Stars Still, Cities Moving

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The station in silhouette against a partly eclipsed Sun, The Space Station, 12 August 2026
The Space Station · 12 August 2026NHQ202608120107

Seven People in Silhouette

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Era 9 · Webb and ArtemisAll Webb and Artemis photographs

The Next Era of Seeing

Earth setting behind the lunar horizon beyond Ohm crater, Artemis II, 6 April 2026
Artemis II · 6 April 2026ART002E009288

Earthset

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Earth's night side lit by moonlight, with Africa and Europe, Artemis II, 2 April 2026
Artemis II · 2 April 2026ART002E000192

Earth by Moonlight

Hello, World
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The Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula, James Webb Space Telescope, 19 October 2022
James Webb Space Telescope · 19 October 2022WEIC2216B

Stars Inside the Pillars

Pillars of Creation
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Star cluster Pismis 24 in the Lobster Nebula, James Webb Space Telescope, 4 September 2025
James Webb Space Telescope · 4 September 2025WEIC2518A

Two Stars, Not One

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The solar corona around the eclipsing Moon, Artemis II, 6 April 2026
Artemis II · 6 April 2026ART002E016318

Eclipse Behind the Moon

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