Earth from space — Incredible images of our planet from above
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Mysterious substance spotted swirling across the surface of the Baltic SeaEarth from space This 2018 satellite photo shows an unknown substance swirling across the Gulf of Gdańsk in Poland. Scientists were shocked to later discover what it really was.
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Heavy dusting of 'pineapple powder' paints Hawaii's volcanoes white after near-record snowfallEarth from space A pair of 2021 satellite photos highlight an unusually heavy snowfall in Hawaii that covered the summits of the volcanoes Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea.
By Harry Baker Published
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Pair of 'glowing' lava lakes spotted on Africa's most active volcanoes as they erupt simultaneouslyEarth from space This false-color satellite photo from 2014 shows the immense heat emanating from lava lakes at the summits of a pair of simultaneously erupting volcanoes in Congo.
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Crop circles surround Iraq's multicolored 'Sea of Salt' after years of droughtEarth from space This 2024 astronaut photo shows the striking colors of Iraq's Razazah Lake, surrounded by a host of strangely circular fields.
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Watch moon's shadow race across US during 2024 total solar eclipseEarth from space Multiple spacecraft captured the moon's shadow sweeping across North America at more than 1,500 mph during the 2024 total solar eclipse, as millions of people looked up to witness totality.
By Harry Baker Published
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Giant, near-perfect cloud ring appears in the middle of the Pacific OceanEarth from space A 2014 satellite image captured a rare glimpse of a massive, eerily circular ring of clouds that formed slap-bang in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
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'Shining anus' volcano in Tonga coughs up cloud of smoke during recent eruptionEarth from space A 2022 satellite photo shows smoke rising from a caldera on Tofua, highlighting the "looming threat" of the volcanic island.
By Harry Baker Published
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1st glacier declared dead from climate change seen in before and after imagesEarth from space Satellite images taken more than three decades apart show the disappearance of Iceland's Okjökull, the first glacier to be officially declared dead as a result of human-caused climate change.
By Harry Baker Published
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Erupting 'sharkcano' spits out a giant underwater plume in OceaniaEarth from space A 2022 satellite photo shows a large plume of discolored water rising from the undersea Kavachi volcano, during an eruption that likely scattered the sharks that normally dwell there.
By Harry Baker Published
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