The astronauts aboard the Apollo 8 lunar mission became the first humans to directly view the far side of the moon during ...

The astronauts of Apollo 8 were the first men to see the far side ... region where neither sunlight nor reflected light from Earth was visible -- what the astronauts called the "double umbra." ...

In the decades since, Anders' photograph has remained an iconic symbol of Earth's fragility. It reminds us of our responsibility to protect the only home we have. While Apollo 8's mission was ...

The now-famous Earth rise photo of Earth was taken from lunar orbit on Dec. 24, 1968 during the Apollo 8 mission.