Environment

A U.S. Satellite Captures a Spectacular 'Lunar Photobomb'

The view from 1 million miles away from Earth can be fairly nice.
NASA/NOAA

As pitiful, flightless beings that depend on stuff like oxygen to live, we rarely get to glimpse the hidden “dark” side of the moon. But a U.S. satellite recently did just that, spotting the cratered orb whizzing past Earth like a bowling ball whiffing on a civilization-ending strike.