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The Pale Blue Dot: Earth as a Mote of Dust

Original: Every person who ever lived, loved, and argued about everything has spent their entire life on that tiny speck — a mote

Earth photographed from 6 billion kilometers away by Voyager 1 in 1990 appears as a tiny speck — the famous 'Pale Blue Dot' image Carl Sagan described as a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam. The remastered version released by NASA in 2020 is circulating again, with people reflecting that all of human history, love and conflict unfolded on that single, fragile point of light.

Why now: The remastered Pale Blue Dot image resonates as a striking reminder of humanity's smallness in the universe.

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• Every person who ever lived, loved, and argued about everything has spent their entire life on that tiny speck — a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam, as Carl Sagan put it. This is Earth from 6 billion km away, photographed by Voyager 1 in 1990 and remastered by NASA in 2020.… · eatrics · 4

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