The sheer beauty of their planet must make its dangers even harder to endure . . . and a still more bitter cosmic joke.

It was the best of a series of photographs released by Nasa around this time that showed the vulnerable beauty of our planet from space and it directly influenced the then nascent modern-day environmental movement.

"The stars provide a beautiful view, but I think perhaps the most beautiful of all is the Earth rim and going over the various continents and over the vast oceans and enjoying the beauty of our own planet," she said.

I shed tears to watch the beauty of our planet.

From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, the beauty and majesty of our amazing planet is brought vividly to life like never before in Planet Earth.

Their art and poetry, their music, how they have taken the raw beauty of their planet and turned it into a more orderly place, like an exquisite garden.

We proclaim that Seymour Simon has done more than any other author to help us understand and appreciate the beauty of our planet and universe.

The stark contrast between the beauty of our planet and the unfortunate realities of life for many of its inhabitants reaffirmed the belief I share with so many.

The 1972 portrait of the full Earth, taken from the Moon, had inspired millions with the fragile beauty of our blue planet.

Both films are true to his signature fusing of picture to music and were specifically designed as way for viewers to connect emotionally with the beauty of our planet, rather than intellectualize it through a discussion about it.