NASA’s Parker Solar Probe snaps picture of Earth on its way to sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has snapped a picture of the earth from millions of miles away, after it was launched to the sun in order to study more about it.

Two months ago, NASA launched its Parker Solar Probe that is supposed to travel to our sun and study the star. The sole camera aboard the spacecraft snapped a picture of Earth on September 25, from about 27 million miles away from Earth, showing the planet as a bright spot in the middle, bedazzling in between infinite stars.

The camera used for capturing the mesmerizing image is called WISPR (Wide-field Imager for Solar Probe) and its primary function is to photograph the structure of the sun’s upper atmosphere, the corona.

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Moreover, scientists found a new secret lying in the picture. Upon zooming in the image, the scientists found a weird bulge on Earth’s right side as seen in the image. However, upon further observations it was discovered that the unusual lump was actually the edge of moon, visible from behind Earth.

According to Space.com, the $1.5-billion spacecraft launched from Earth back on August 12 for a seven year long mission to study the sun in greater details and getting closer to it than ever before.