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The Whole Planet, Photographed From 1.51 Million Kilometres
The photo comes from NASA's EPIC camera on NOAA's DSCOVR satellite, which sits near the L1 point and photographs the sunlit Earth several times a day.
On air: Hank Ledger on BBN OvernightPublished
Photo: NOAA/NASA · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBNWatch it as it aired: Hank Ledger on this story, from BBN Overnight at 12:48 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are NASA's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by NASA: “Earth, Today: the Americas, top to bottom (Sunday, October 25)”, with reporting from Wikipedia.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 12:48 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Earth.
- BBN covered this story before: NASA's Swift observatory ends 22-year mission, will crash to Earth (October 27).
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What BBN said about it
The BBN AnnouncerBehold. The whole sunlit Earth, the Americas stacked top to bottom, photographed by NASA's EPIC camera at 1:12 PM Eastern on Sunday, October 25.
The BBN AnnouncerThe satellite sat one point five one million kilometres away, about four times farther than the Moon. The light took five seconds to reach it.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFive seconds. I wait longer than that for the elevator.
The BBN AnnouncerIt stays between the Earth and the Sun and only ever sees the bright side. That is our planet, and it looks wonderful from there.
The BBN AnnouncerThis is BBN.
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The story so far
- Smithsonian geologist reads corals and gems for ocean clues · Science News
- The Americas, Seen From Four Moons Away · NASA
- The Americas, photographed from four Moons away · NASA
- Rubin telescope should find more Earth mini-moons · Space.com
- NASA's Swift observatory ends 22-year mission, will crash to Earth · Live Science
- The Whole Planet, Photographed From 1.51 Million Kilometres (this story)
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