These Copernicus Sentinel-2 images show two different views of the Strait of Messina in Italy, before and after a major dust storm from the Sahara desert passed over the area.
Adam’s/Rama’s Bridge Links India and Sri Lanka
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows Adam’s Bridge, a chain of shoals linking India and Sri Lanka.
Starliner to the Stars
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard launched from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on June 5, 2024.
Grand Bahama Island
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the west of Grand Bahama Island in the Bahamas.
Improving Our Coasts with High-Resolution Land Cover Data
High-resolution land cover data is now available through NOAA’s Digital Coast. This data provides communities with the foundational data needed to assess coastal resources, analyze land use, prepare for disaster risks and adapt to a changing climate.
Changing Iceland in Color
Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula is featured in this colorful radar image captured by Copernicus Sentinel-1.
Sulaiman Mountain Haze
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this oblique photograph of the Sulaiman Mountains in central Pakistan.
Water Touches Everything
Real satellite imagery from NASA’s Terra, Aqua and Landsat missions takes the shape of whales and swirling clouds in the agency’s Earth Day 2024 poster, “Water Touches Everything.”
Airbus Expands Its Earth Observation Constellation with Pléiades Neo Next
On April 29, 2024, Airbus launched the Pléiades Neo Next program to expand its very-high-resolution Earth observation constellation.
Aerosol Spread from Saharan Dust
An aerosol forecast from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) on April 23, 2024, shows a thick plume of Saharan dust blowing off the desert toward Libya, the Mediterranean Sea and Greece.
