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Re:How would we know whether there is life on Earth? This bo... by PinkRidingHood on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @01:06PM (#37931567)
I heard that he turned Galileo around for publicity: NASA got more funding because there was this picture that showed exactly how small we were compared to the universe, inspiring people for exploration.
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Re:How would we know whether there is life on Earth? This bo... by InitialLastName on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @01:33PM (#37931964)
That was Voyager 1 [0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Blue_Dot

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