Three satellite-image checks for oasis routes: vegetation shadows, salt-ring clues, and access tracks that may be seasonal or unreliable. Time-of-day shadows can reveal hidden vegetation When I'm ...

Earth disappearing behind the tiny moon Phobos. Seen from nearly 195 million miles away, our planet was reduced to a single point of light before briefly vanishing behind Phobos. The rare alignment ...

The total solar eclipse on August 12 cast a visible shadow over Spain. Meteosat-12 provided unique satellite images of the phenomenon.

AI’s appetite for power and water is growing as fast as its role in daily life. In 2024, artificial intelligence data centers accounted for roughly 4% of the U.S.’s electricity consumption. This ...

Partnership brings Planet's cutting-edge earth observation capabilities to the nation's leading nonprofit wildfire and ...

Google pulled AI image generation from Google Earth one day after launch because of fraud concerns. A digital forensics expert on what happens next.

A Chinese rocket set to launch a satellite into orbit blew-up seconds after liftoff Monday, marking the relatively rare failure of a rocket considered the workhorse of its space program.

The scars of Syria’s war are etched not only into its cities and towns, but into archaeological sites that have survived for thousands of years. A recent study of satellite imagery has revealed ...

NASA has released an image of a vast section of Antarctic ice – and you’re not going to believe what can be seen on the surface. Engraved into the ice is what appears to be a massive, highly detailed ...

The four astronauts who rounded Earth’s natural satellite in April got an extremely rare view of the dark lunar disk blocking ...

Network Rail, the owner and operator of Britain's railway infrastructure, and CATALYST (PCI Geomatics), a specialist in Earth ...

Spread the loveWhen you fire up Google Maps today, it’s easy to take for granted the sheer power at your fingertips. We’re ...