Mother Nature Network: Say hello to the first official photo of Earth captured by the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR), a new spacecraft currently perched in a stable orbit about 930,000 miles (1.5 million kilometers) above the Earth's surface.
The image showcases the beauty of the Western Hemisphere -- familiar North American terrain, deep blue oceans, swirling clouds and, if you look closely, you can even see the shallow, turquoise-blue waters surrounding the Caribbean islands.
Upon viewing this new "Blue...