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Satellites watch lava flows of Italy's Mount Etna volcano eruption (image)
By Rahul Rao published
Sicily's Mount Etna volcano erupted on Nov. 12, and ESA satellites caught the event in infrared.
How long is Earth's day? We now have the most precise answer to date
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A laser gyroscope at an underground lab in Germany has detected the minute variations in Earth's rotation, an advance that may help scientists build better climate models.
Record-breaking 'BOAT' gamma-ray burst managed to disturb Earth's atmosphere
By Monisha Ravisetti published
The brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen was also the first to impact Earth's upper ionosphere, a new study suggests.
SpaceX launches world's 1st satellite that can pinpoint carbon emissions from space
By Tereza Pultarova published
The world's first satellite capable of detecting industrial sources of carbon emissions from space has just reached orbit — and it promises to be a game-changer.
Icebergs are melting fast. This AI can track them 10,000 times faster than humans
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A new AI method can rapidly spot and map large icebergs in satellite images, helping scientists track changes to icebergs and their meltwater.
Satellite data and 100-year-old images reveal quickening retreat of Greenland's glaciers
By Stefanie Waldek published
Thanks to century-old photos taken by Danish pilots, we can study long-term changes in Greenland's glaciers.
A volcanic eruption gave birth to a new island, and a NASA satellite saw it from space (photo)
By Robert Lea published
Landsat-9 saw the island that formed off the coast in a volcanic eruption at the end of Oct. 30.
NASA's modified U-2 spy plane is hunting for 'strategic minerals' in the desert. Here's why
By Brett Tingley published
NASA is flying the agency's high-altitude ER-2 aircraft over the American Southwest in order to map deposits of minerals that are critical for electronics manufacturing.
A satellite's very tiny camera took a very blurry picture of Earth — and it's perfect
By Monisha Ravisetti published
ESA's TRISAT-R satellite has a camera that's only about the size of a coin's edge, yet it managed to capture a view of our entire world.
Scientists finally discover 'lost continent' thought to have vanished without a trace
By Sascha Pare published
Scientists have pieced together the remnants of a continent that broke off from western Australia 155 million years ago and seemingly vanished as it drifted northward toward Southeast Asia.
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