Iconic ‘pale blue dot’ photo – Carl Sagan’s idea – turns 30 | Cornell Chronicle

Carl Sagan: 'The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena', Pale Blue Dot speech - 1994 — Speakola

Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

The Singularity on Instagram: "The Pale Blue Dot, a phrase popularized by Carl Sagan, refers to a photograph of Earth taken from over 4 billion miles away by the Voyager 1 spacecraft, where our planet appears as a tiny, fragile speck in the vastness of space. Sagan used this image to highlight the humility and perspective it offers: all of human history, every triumph and tragedy, occurs on this “tiny mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam,” emphasizing the need for compassion, stewardship, and uni