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This image of Earth from afar, known as the Blue Sphere, was taken by the astronauts aboard Apollo 17. NASAMarshall/Flickr, CC BY-SA

50 years ago, humans took the first full picture of the Earth from space - the climate crisis means it's time to take another picture from the same angle

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Many news reports covering Shatner's trip failed to mention his comments about the fragility of the Earth's atmosphere: comments that could easily have been aimed at heads of state attending the United Nations COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow.
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