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Satellites Spot Tornado Tracks Across Midwest
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Published December 13, 2021
Preliminary reports suggest one tornado may have traveled nearly 200 miles, causing severe damage and human losses in Kentucky and three other states.
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Hunting Milky Seas by Satellite
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Published November 2, 2021
Like a sea captain tracking a white whale, Steve Miller has been chasing a rare form of marine bioluminescence for decades.
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Auroras Announce the Solar Cycle
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Published October 14, 2021
The 25th cycle is underway, and it brings more frequent opportunities to see the northern lights and southern lights.
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Cumbre Vieja Lights Up the Night
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Published September 24, 2021
An astronaut photograph shows the proximity of a volcanic eruption to nearby cities on the Spanish island of La Palma.
Satellite Observes Power Outages in New Orleans
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Published September 1, 2021
Three days after Hurricane Ida, many people in Louisiana are going without electric power due to downed power lines and damaged transmission towers.
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One Night in Bangkok
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Published May 25, 2021
Thailand’s capital and most populous city lights up southeast Asia.
Arabian Night Lights
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Published May 17, 2021
Researchers have found another use for night lights imagery: tracking unregulated and under-reported fishing.
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Experimenting with Tucson Night Lights
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Published May 3, 2021
Using satellites, scientists are starting to better understand the specific sources of urban light pollution.
Surigae Stirs Up the Pacific
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Published April 19, 2021
The super typhoon reached extreme intensity earlier in the year than any storm in the satellite era.
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Ships Passing in the Night
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Published March 27, 2021
In the North Sea, much of the ship traffic is concentrated around oil rigs in the center of the sea.
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Landsat Views a Nighttime Eruption
Published March 23, 2021
Lava from the volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula lights up clouds from below.
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Stars in Motion
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Published March 6, 2021
A compilation of dozens of long-exposure photographs taken from space turns stars into stunning rings and city lights and fires into colorful streaks.