Natural-color satellite image of farmland around Peoria, Illinois, captured by the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8 on October 22, 2022. Much of the canned…
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The North Channel, a strait between Northern Ireland and Scotland, is beautifully captured in a false-color radar image from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission. This detailed…
Satellite image of icebergs trapped in fast ice east of East Antarctica’s West Ice Shelf acquired on October 18, 2023, with the Operational Land Imager-2…
Satellite image of Lake Powell acquired on September 23, 2022, by the Operational Land Imager 2 on Landsat 9. Satellite image of Lake Powell acquired…
Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO One of the world’s most active volcanoes, Mount Etna, erupted on…
This satellite image frm the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission showcases autumn in Japan, highlighting the nation’s geography, including its major islands, mountainous terrain, and forest coverage.…
Trou au Natron in Chad resembles a ghostly face from space, formed by distinctive volcanic features. Satellite observations and research expeditions have unveiled its rich…
This Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite image has vividly captured ships transiting the 80 km-long Panama Canal, a significant engineering achievement connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.…
Eruptions from neighboring volcanoes on Russia’s ever-fiery Kamchatka Peninsula were captured on October 16, 2023, by the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8. Eruptions on…
The vast expanse of the United States is replete with captivating landscapes and features. Islands, especially, hold a unique allure. From the tropical ambiance of…
Satellite image of fall colors blanketing Kodiak Island captured on October 3, 2023, by the Operational Land Imager-2 on Landsat 9. The Alaskan tundra puts…
Lake Urmia in northwest Iran, once the Middle East’s largest lake, has mostly turned into a dry salt flat by autumn 2023. While it experienced…
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image showcases glaciers and lakes of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field between Chile and Argentina. As crucial indicators of climate change, the…
A stunning photograph of the Andes Mountains in southern Peru captured by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station on May 31, 2023. The icy…
Diverse landscape surrounding Monterrey, the capital of the northeast state of Nuevo León, Mexico, is featured in this stunning satellite image. It was acquired by…
(Click image for a wider, high-resolution view.) Astronaut photograph acquired on April 17, 2022 from the International Space Station. Shadows from skyscrapers and other city…
Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite image of the Triple Frontier, a region where Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina meet. Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2022), processed by…
Satellite image of Turkey acquired on February 11, 2022, by the Operational Land Imager-2 (OLI-2) on Landsat 9. Satellite image of Turkey acquired on February…
Image acquired on February 14, 2023, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite. Although the outbreak of fires in early February…
The Liverpool Land peninsula, on the east coast of Greenland, is featured in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image. The peninsula is visible at the top partially covered…