A. W. Stevens, contains an earlier photograph taken by him in the Andes from a height of 21,000 ft. which also shows the curvature of the horizon.

At such heights, the curvature of the Earth is already visible. You can see the curvature of the Earth (photo: PetaPixel) These flights traversed various iconic Western US locations such as ...

Sunita Williams, Indian-origin NASA astronaut, clicked the “ultimate selfie" on January 30. The photograph, shared by NASA on ...

Views from space at record high altitude: the illuminated Earth; majestic India; the spectacular curvature of the Earth, September 12-15, 1966, 1966 Subscribe now to view details for this work, and ...

1. Latitude or distance from the equator – Temperatures drop the further an area is from the equator due to the curvature of the earth. In areas closer to the poles, sunlight has a larger area ...