Captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on June 17, 2026, this image highlights Great Bear Lake in Canada’s Northwest Territories, the largest lake entirely within Canada and one of the world’s largest freshwater lakes.
MTG Satellite Captures Earth at June Solstice
The image shows Europe and Africa illuminated by daylight while city lights remain visible along the eastern coast of South America, which was still in darkness.
Europe Heat Wave Grips Continent
Large portions of Europe experienced another intense early summer heat wave as temperatures climbed well above seasonal averages across southern and western regions.
Turquoise Tint for the Black Sea
An unusual burst of turquoise color spread across portions of the Black Sea in late June 2026, creating a striking scene captured by NASA’s Earth Observatory.
Tessera AI Model Offers Accessible Way to View Earth
The European Space Agency (ESA) introduced Tessera, a new artificial intelligence (AI) model designed to make Earth-observation imagery more accessible to scientists, policymakers and non-specialist users. The system applies advanced machine-learning techniques to...
Earth From Space: Baku, Azerbaijan
The European Space Agency has released a striking new Copernicus Sentinel-2 image of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, in recognition of World Environment Day.
Gravity Waves From Super Typhoon Sinlaku
A nighttime satellite image has revealed atmospheric gravity waves generated by Super Typhoon Sinlaku as it moved across the western Pacific Ocean. The image captures rippling patterns spreading through the upper atmosphere, offering a striking example of how powerful...
Painting the Growing Season in the Maize Triangle
A colorful radar image from South Africa’s Maize Triangle is providing a new look at one of the country’s most important agricultural regions.
Greenland’s Changing Ice
Greenland is the world's largest island, and about 80 percent of its surface is covered by the Greenland Ice Sheet, the second largest ice mass on Earth after the Antarctic Ice Sheet. This image combines three acquisitions taken by Sentinel-1’s radar over the...
America’s Emerald Isle
This image centers on Beaver Island, the largest island in Lake Michigan at 13 miles (21 kilometers) long and 6 miles (10 kilometers) wide.
