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This view of the rising Earth greeted the Apollo 8 astronauts as they came from behind the moon after the lunar orbit insertion burn. The photo is displayed here in its original orientation, though it is more commonly viewed with the lunar surface at the bottom of the photo. Earth is about five degrees left of the horizon in the photo. The unnamed surface features on the left are near the eastern limb of the Moon as viewed from Earth. The lunar horizon is approximately 780 kilometers from the spacecraft.

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5 Things We've Learned About Virtual School In 2020

Most schooling has been offered online this semester. Teachers are working hard to improve that experience, but many students are still left behind.

A man panhandles along a sidewalk in downtown San Francisco, California on Tuesday, June, 28, 2016.

Voters May Tax Tech Companies To Fight Homelessness

Some big tech companies in the Bay Area have embraced the idea that tax hikes on big business are necessary to tackle problems like homelessness in the region.

Enrollment By International Students In U.S. Colleges Plummets

The pandemic is a major reason, but the number of international students has been falling for years.

How Nevada Democrats Hope To Avoid Iowa's Tech Errors

Reporters were given a preview of a mock caucus with the actual worksheet and posters that will be in use and the iPad calculator that will help with the caucus math.

Cities including San Francisco are telling residents to stay home, contributing to increased use of video chats and other online communications.

Internet Traffic Surges As Companies And Schools Send People Home

People are turning to video streaming and online gaming, while companies scramble to make sure their systems can handle remote workers.

Google executives say their company is committed to inclusion, after an engineer's criticisms of its diversity efforts sparked conversations outside the company this weekend.

Google Grapples With Fallout After Employee Slams Diversity Efforts

In a 3,300-word document that has been shared across Google's internal networks, an engineer at the company said "biological causes" are part of the reason women aren't represented equally.

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Workforce Barely 'Inching Up' As Cases Surge

The number of people working to stop COVID-19 outbreaks from spreading is far from the level needed in most states, according to a new NPR survey and analysis. Find out how your state is doing.

Across The South, COVID-19 Vaccine Sites Missing From Black And Hispanic Neighborhoods

An NPR analysis of COVID-19 vaccination sites in major cities across the Southern U.S. reveals a racial disparity, with most sites located in whiter neighborhoods.

A 360-degree camera is used to document the Khe Min Ga Zedi temple in Bagan, Myanmar.

3D Scans Help Preserve History, But Who Should Own Them?

Historic sites around the world face mounting threats: war, climate change, natural disaster. There's a rush to use 3D scans for preservation. But experts have questions about how the scans are used.

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