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INTERACTIVE STUDIO / SCIENCE + HISTORY + ART

A world of stories.
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Interactive websites, virtual tours, exhibits and live programs that help people discover science, history and art.

The art behind Earthrise

Original painting by E. Lee Wilson, Jr.: a textured blue Earth against a star-filled sky, with the lunar surface along the right edge.
Original painting by E. Lee Wilson, Jr.

This painting inspired the animated Earthrise scene on our homepage.

Lee’s painting was inspired by Earthrise, photographed by Bill Anders aboard Apollo 8 on December 24, 1968. Original photograph: NASA / Bill Anders.

Bill Anders’ Apollo 8 Earthrise photograph, with Earth to the left of the lunar surface, matching the painting’s orientation.
NASA / Bill Anders · Apollo 8, 1968. Landscape display crop; original photograph preserved.
NASA photograph & archive
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Discover Lee’s artwork and its connection to scientific curiosity.

E. Lee Wilson, Jr. with his Visions of the Cosmos display.

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E. Lee Wilson, Jr.

A science-based artist and science communicator bringing art, education and interactive storytelling together.