This satellite image from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission reveals the rapid retreat of Alaska’s Columbia Glacier. Since the 1980s, it has retreated over 20 km…
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Aladaghlar Mountains in northwestern Iran photographed on September 19, 2023, by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. Tectonic forces over millions of years have…
Satellite image of the Kufrah district captured on May 26, 2022, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Terra satellite. The remote and arid…
Satellite image of Ålfotbreen glacier in Norway, captured on August 23, 2003. Satellite image of Ålfotbreen glacier in Norway, captured on September 4, 2022. Resting…
Volcanic activity map of the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland from data acquired on January 16, 2024, by the Thermal Infrared Sensor 2 on the…
Satellite image of splotches of blue and green swirling through surface waters of South Australia’s Bonney Coast on January 10, 2024. Cool, upwelling water supports…
Satellite image of Snowshoe Lava Field and the surrounding volcanic terrain captured on October 26, 2023, by the Operational Land Imager-2 on Landsat 9. Features…
Satellite image of Cabo Frio’s diverse coastline captured on September 16, 2023, by the Operational Land Imager-2 on Landsat 9. People have long noticed that…
Photograph of Athens, Greece at night, captured on September 17, 2022, by an Astronaut onboard the International Space Station. Stark contrasts between light and dark…
Satellite image of Ireland captured on January 19, 2023, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Aqua satellite. In ancient Greek and Roman times,…
Satellite image of Frosty Peak Volcano captured on April 22, 2023, by the Operational Land Imager-2 on Landsat 9. The Alaskan stratovolcano has not come…
Satellite view around Leavenworth, a Bavarian-inspired town in central Washington state, captured on October 28, 2023, by the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8. The…
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image showcases Nueva Vizcaya Province in the Philippines, highlighting its agricultural landscape and urban areas through a false-color composite. In the image,…
Upper: Photo captured on February 13, 2016 (before the eruption) from an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. Lower: Photo captured on August 18, 2023,…
Satellite image of Norway’s Bear Island acquired on July 13, 2023, by Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Aqua satellite shows Von Kármán vortices in…
Satellite view of the summit crater of Mount Erebus on November 25, 2023, captured by the Operational Land Imager-2 on Landsat 9. The fiery and…
Satellite view of Malaspina Glacier on the southeastern coast of Alaska captured on October 27, 2023, by the Operational Land Imager-2 on Landsat 9. An…
The Quelccaya Ice Cap in Peru has dramatically shrunk from 58 to 40 square kilometers between 1988 and 2023 due to climate change. This retreat…
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures the vivid colors of Lake Natron and Lake Magadi in East Africa, highlighting their unique ecological and geological features. The…
Satellite view around Anchorage, Alaska, captured by NASA’s Aqua satellite on October 26, 2023. Satellite view around Anchorage, Alaska, captured by NASA’s Aqua satellite on…