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The Americas, Seen From Four Moons Away
NASA's EPIC camera on the NOAA DSCOVR satellite took the image from about 1.55 million kilometres away, roughly four times the distance of the Moon.
On air: Hank Ledger on BBN OvernightPublished
At a glance
- First reported by NASA: “Earth, Today: the Americas, top to bottom (Friday, October 16)”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 12:45 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Americas, Earth.
- BBN covered this story before: Alaska dig: 'canid' replaces 'dog' as a consultant weighs in (October 18).
The real story
The reporting behind this segment. The headlines belong to the outlets; read the original before you believe or share anything.
What BBN said about it
The BBN AnnouncerBehold. The Americas, top to bottom, sunlit and glowing, photographed on Friday, October sixteenth, at twelve thirty-four PM Eastern.
The BBN AnnouncerPer NASA, this portrait was taken from one point five five million kilometres away. That is about four times farther than the Moon.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo everyone I have ever met fits in that picture. And it's still smaller than my desk.
The BBN AnnouncerFive seconds, Hank. Nobody on this network has ever arrived that fast. BBN. Still here.
The story so far
- Music Industry Moves: Mohnish Sani Joins Hybe Americas · Variety
- Donor sues Guilfoyle, threatens Trump dirt over extradition · New York Post
- Earliest pet dogs in the Americas may have lived at Alaska site · Live Science
- A Whole Planet, Photographed From Very Far Away · NASA
- The Americas, Photographed From Four Moons Away · NASA
- Alaska dig: 'canid' replaces 'dog' as a consultant weighs in · cristinaiglesias.com
- The Americas, Seen From Four Moons Away (this story)
From the archive: everything BBN aired on Monday, October 19, 2026 · the Weird News archive · all months
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