Crescent-shaped Earth and moon

For years, Voyager 1 has sent back stunning imagery from the distant corners of our solar system, transmitting information via NASA's Deep Space Network, an international network of large antennas and communication facilities that support interplanetary spacecraft missions.

Voyager 1 captured this iconic image of a crescent-shaped Earth and moon on September 18, 1977.

This was the first time Earth and its moon were photographed together in a single image, captured by Voyager 1 when it was 7.25 million miles from Earth.