Carruthers Geocorona Observatory (GLIDE) - Ireland News Beep

An interactive slider image allowing the user to swipe between two versions of an image, one with annotations and one without. The image shows a spacecraft’s view of Earth (at center) and the Moon (lower left) in ultraviolet light. The image includes a circular heatmap with a bright yellow center (Earth) fading to green and blue at the edges, showing Earth’s geocorona. A smaller bright spot appears near the bottom edge (the Moon). A vertical color bar labeled "Brightness" is on the right.

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NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory Reveals ‘First Light’ Images

December 17, 2025

NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory has captured its first images from space, revealing rare views of Earth and the…

A false-color, close-up image of Earth’s exosphere as captured by the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory against a dark blue background. The image shows a semicircle glowing yellow and outlined in red.

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New NASA Mission to Reveal Earth’s Invisible ‘Halo’

September 22, 2025

This story is also available in Spanish. A new NASA mission will capture images of Earth’s invisible “halo,”…

A triptych illustration shows the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory facing the Sun, the IMAP spacecraft mapping the heliosphere, and SWFO-L1 monitoring space weather near Earth.

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NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Space Weather Missions

September 15, 2025

NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for an observatory designed to study space weather…