39K views · 1.3K reactions | Jordan Rudess and John Petrucci discuss the epic Carl Sagan inspired Pale Blue Dot  from our new album Distance Over Time  Watch the full video here  https://youtu.be/1Faxc8EUWUk | Dream Theater | Facebook

The "Pale Blue Dot" is a photograph of Earth taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft on February 14, 1990. Carl Sagan popularized the image, which shows Earth as a tiny speck from 3.7 billion miles away. The phrase, along with Sagan's reflection on the photo, serves as a reminder of our planet's fragility and the importance of humility, compassion, and global unity. The photograph was taken as part of NASA's "Family Portrait" series of images of the Solar System. Earth appears as a single pixel, a "pa

21K views · 219 reactions | Pale Blue Dot  | Eric Stanley | Facebook