Watch a bright comet photobomb the sun on a space weather camera
As a U.S. satellite monitored the sun for hazardous space weather this week, something unexpected slipped into view. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-19 orbits about 22,300 miles above Earth and carries instruments that can track solar activity. Earth’s atmosphere and magnetic field shield people from the worst health effects of radiation during geomagnetic…