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Satellite sees Greenland's most significant floating ice loss in over a decade | Space photo of the day for Aug. 24, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

A fractured "ice tongue" is visible in the imagery.

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An image from space shows glaciers in Patagonia.

Astronauts watch from space as ice splinters from a glacier | Space photo of the day for June 11, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

Changes in the Southern Patagonia Icefield can be seen from space

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A view of Earth from space, with snow in the middle of the image and a series of green coastlines with water around the snow

Satellites watch glaciers melting in Patagonia | Space photo of the day for Oct. 22, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published

New satellite imagery from the European Space Agency reveals nearly four decades of dramatic ice loss for two of Patagonia's largest glaciers.

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two satellite photos of a lake; on the left, much of the surface is covered in ice. on the right, the ice has frozen to reveal blue water and a previously unseen island

NASA satellites spot brand-new island in Alaska formed by melting glacier (photos)

By Samantha Mathewson Published

Satellite images reveal a new island in Alaska's Alsek Lake, formed as retreating glaciers reshape the landscape.

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a blue white icy cliff face towers over a snowy valley below.

Satellite data reveals Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier is melting faster than we thought

By Stefanie Waldek Published

The ICEYE satellite constellation has given researchers a peek beneath the glacier, and it's not looking good.

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In 2015, a NASA study warned that Antarctica's Larsen B ice shelf was likely to shatter into hundreds of icebergs before the end of the decade. In a new 2019 IPCC special report, scientists find that climate change is progressing faster than they thought before.

New Climate Report is Sobering but Strangely Hopeful

By Chelsea Gohd Published

The 2019 IPCC special report details the most up-to-date realities of climate change and shows how it's progressing faster than expected.

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Planet Earth Wobbles As It Spins, and Now Scientists Know Why

By Stephanie Pappas Published

Turns out, humans are shifting the planet's spin.

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