This incred­i­ble sight was recorded by the Japan­ese lunar orbiter Selene. That’s Earth. That is where all of human his­tory has taken place. When the Sun emerges at the end, it com­pletely blows out the image. In space there is no atmos­phere to dilute the Sun’s rays, so it is brighter than the bright­est light you’ve ever seen. The Sun is set in a scene devoid of any sur­faces to reflect it’s light — a flash­light in a near-infinite room.

Via Giz­modo