Earth from space — Incredible images of our planet from above
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Final photo from iconic US satellite shows how Las Vegas has 'doubled' in size over the last 25 yearsEarth from space The final image captured by the recently decommissioned Landsat 7 satellite shows how "Sin City" has nearly doubled in size during the iconic spacecraft's 25-year lifespan.
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Giant 'Saharan dust' plume swirls around Africa a week before it hit FloridaEarth from space A recent satellite photo captured a giant comma-shaped cloud of "Saharan dust" being blown above the Atlantic Ocean. The hazy mass hit North America a week later.
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'River of fire' flows from Mount Etna during 'crazy' explosive outburstEarth from space A recent satellite image captured a glowing river of lava flowing down the flank of Europe's largest active volcano as it spectacularly blew its top and unleashed a towering plume of ash, smoke and toxic gases into the skies over Sicily.
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The mysterious hill in Sudan that looks like 'landlocked lips'Earth from space A 2012 Google Earth photo captured a hill formation in Sudan that bears a striking resemblance to human lips. Not much is known about the unusual landmark, but researchers have guessed how it formed.
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Quadruple volcanoes on secret Soviet military base linked to climate-altering eruption 200 years agoEarth from space A 2024 satellite photo shows four end-to-end volcanoes perfectly spaced out along the Russian island of Simushir. One of these peaks was the site of a surprise eruption that temporarily cooled the Northern Hemisphere in 1831.
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World's largest iceberg, A23a, is disintegrating into thousands of pieces alongside penguin refugeEarth from space A new satellite photo has revealed that the "megaberg," A23a, is beginning to break apart, spawning thousands of smaller ice chunks around the Antarctic island of South Georgia.
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'River of fire' unleashes toxic gases as eruption destroys town in La PalmaEarth from space A 2021 satellite image shows destructive lava flows burning through a residential area in the Canary Islands as molten rock spilled into the sea and unleashed surprising levels of volcanic gas.
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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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