http://www.sciencefriday.com/ Science news and video from the makers of the public radio program Science Friday. en-us http://www.sciencefriday.com/images/ns2007/feedlogo.jpg http://www.sciencefriday.com/ http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/watch/10425/ There's artistry to creating the world, according to Rob Simmon, art director of NASA Earth Observatory. NASA's collection of Earth-from-space imagery dates back to the Apollo 8 mission, when astronauts snapped a picture of Earth rising over the moon. Simmon and NASA scientist Gene Feldman explain how the modern "Blue Marble" images are made and how they relate to scientific study of the Earth. http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/watch/10425/ Creating Earth There's artistry to creating the world, according to Rob Simmon, art director of NASA Earth Observatory. NASA's collection of Earth-from-space imagery dates back to the Apollo 8 mission, when astronauts snapped a picture of Earth rising over the moon. Simmon and NASA scientist Gene Feldman explain how the modern "Blue Marble" images are made and how they relate to scientific study of the Earth.