Latest image of Earth taken by DSCOVR's EPIC camera, last July 17. (Photo : NASA DSCOVR:EPIC)
NASA just released a new, almost three minute, time lapse video this week, of an amazing view of Earth from space, taken from one year's worth of imagery and footage at a distance of 1 million miles away.
Watch the amazing video of Earth here.
This spectacular video is taken by NOAA's (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) satellite which located right between the Earth and the sun. The satellite's mission is to observe Earth and improve space weather forecasts and warnings, such as powerful solar wind for NOAA.
A powerful NASA telescope is onboard the DSCOVR satellite to observe all changes occurring on our planet. In this short video, the EPIC (Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera) telescope reveals its compilation of imagery of Earth, that are taken every two hours for over a complete year.
With the help of the DSCOVR and the EPIC imager, scientists can now carefully monitor atmospheric changes such as climate change as they observe the side of Earth that is fully illuminated by the sun. This space satellite does not orbit our planet as it is carefully placed in a single location, which is the best view where Earth can be seen in its best light.
Apart from this, DSCOVR also provides warnings for space weather scientists some 15 to 60 minutes before massive solar storms strike Earth.
When solar storms crash into our planet, they can disrupt electrical power lines, can corrode gas and oil pipelines and even destroy GPS systems. Apart from this, these can become hazardous for astronauts currently onboard at the International Space Station, that can cause communications with ground control to become disrupted, losing contact with Earth.
EPIC images captured daily can also be viewed on its NASA website.
