The second stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket captured an amazing view of Earth during the launch of the Intelsat 40e ...

Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. ESA's Hera spacecraft ... instrument snapped this look at Earth and the moon (top ... [+] right). The Thermal Infrared Imager also ...

Adding to the visual allure, sunglint appears over the Persian Gulf waters in the lower right corner ... at the top of the image separates Earth's atmosphere from the vast darkness of space ...