On this day 35 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic "Pale ...

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Two commercial space probes have just set off on a mission to the Moon. This is a pretty big deal for lunar exploration and shows how private companies are stepping up their game.

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Why it's so special: This picture was taken by the European Space Agency's Huygens probe during its historic parachute descent onto Titan's surface on Jan. 14, 2005. At the moment this image was ...