Tag: satellite

July 3, 2019 at 10:56 am

Raikoke’s First Eruption in 95 Years Captured by NASA Astronauts

Raikoke's First Eruption in 95 Years Captured by NASA Astronauts

The small, oval-shaped island most recently exploded in 1924 and in 1778

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April 15, 2019 at 1:13 pm

SpaceX Launches Satellite, Then Lands All 3 Booster Rockets For First Time Ever

SpaceX Launches Satellite, Then Lands All 3 Booster Rockets For First Time Ever

It was an historic first for SpaceX

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September 13, 2018 at 1:42 am

Hurricane Florence Looks Terrifying from Space (11 Photos)

Hurricane Florence Looks Terrifying from Space (11 Photos)

At roughly 400 miles/640 km in diameter, Hurricane Florence is downright scary

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August 1, 2018 at 3:46 pm

Full Disk Image of Earth’s Western Hemisphere Taken May 20, 2018

Full Disk Image of Earth's Western Hemisphere Taken May 20, 2018

The GOES-17 satellite took this snapshot from an equatorial vantage point approx. 22,300 miles above the surface

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August 22, 2017 at 9:08 am

This Satellite Imagery of the 2017 Solar Eclipse is Amazing

This Satellite Imagery of the 2017 Solar Eclipse is Amazing

This is what the path of totality looked like from above

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April 19, 2017 at 11:04 am

NASA Releases Amazing New Photos of the World at Night

NASA Releases Amazing New Photos of the World at Night

NASA scientists have released new global maps of Earth at night, providing the clearest-yet views of the patterns of human settlements across our planet

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April 11, 2017 at 9:43 am

Google Earth Timelapse Lets You Explore the Globe and Watch It Change Over a 32 Year Span

Google Earth Timelapse Lets You Explore the Globe and Watch It Change Over a 32 Year Span

Google Timelapse is a global, zoomable video that lets you see how the Earth has changed over the past 32 years

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January 26, 2017 at 1:05 pm

Picture of the Day: Blue Marble, 2017

Picture of the Day: Blue Marble, 2017

“That’s here. That’s home. That’s us.” – Carl Sagan

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October 26, 2016 at 5:33 pm

15 High-Res Photos That Will Give You a New Perspective on Earth

15 High-Res Photos That Will Give You a New Perspective on Earth

The world looks different from above

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August 11, 2016 at 3:32 pm

A One Year Timelapse of Earth From a Million Miles Away

A One Year Timelapse of Earth From a Million Miles Away

Every 2 hours, NASA’s EPIC camera takes a photo of Earth from the same spot in space, about a million miles away

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