57 years ago today, humanity became Moonwalkers. Observing our Moon from orbit, imaged below during the March 2025 luna…
From @astro_pettit on Instagram — 187.0K followers · See full profile →
57 years ago today, humanity became Moonwalkers. Observing our Moon from orbit, imaged below during the March 2025 lunar eclipse, is equal parts inspiring and humbling. It reminds me of how far we have come, yet how much farther we can go!
More from @astro_pettit
- Scanning electron microscope look at the hopper crystals I grew on ISS. These are potassium chloride crystals exhibitin…
- Milky Way views over the city lights of Earth. Humans shining back at the stars that inspire us! Taken with Nikon Z9, 1…
- POV of the space shuttle pitch maneuver! I filmed this from Endeavour on STS-126. The RPM was standard safety procedure…
- Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York (and more) seen at night from @iss. Synchronized photo with @babaktafr…
- Real-time sunset from orbit. They only last about 8 seconds from start to finish, but seeing 16 per day makes up for it…
- The development site of "The Line" city in Saudi Arabia is large enough to see from space! A distinct artificial streak…