When the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) weather satellite GOES-19 turns its gaze toward the sun, scientists don't expect to see our home planet. But there it was recently — Earth, drifting briefly across the edge of the image captured by the satellite's CCOR-1 coronagraph.

The photo, shared by NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center on X, shows our planet silhouetted by the solar corona.

What is it?

The image was taken by GOES-19, the newest in the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite series operated by NOAA. Launched in 2024 and declared operational in early 2025, GOES-19 continuously monitors Earth's weather and the turbulent space environment surrounding it.

Where is it?

GOES-19 sits around 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) above Earth's eq

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