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Capital of the Blue Ridge
Published May 18, 2025
Roanoke, Virginia, is the largest city in the Blue Ridge Mountains and a stopover along a historic, scenic road.
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Lights of Southeast Asia
Published May 11, 2025
On a night with little to no moonlight, other sources of nighttime lights were on vivid display in parts of Burma, Thailand, and Laos.
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Salty Emi Koussi
Published May 4, 2025
In northern Chad, the tallest peak in the Sahara Desert is topped with a patch of salt, not snow.
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Istanbul: A Turkish Delight
Published April 20, 2025
The large metropolis, fringed by scenic coastline, stretches across two continents.
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Singapore and Malaysia at Night
Published April 13, 2025
An astronaut orbiting over Southeast Asia captured a colorful photo of the lights from boats, ports, and other lit infrastructure.
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Gleaming Waters in the Sahel
Published April 6, 2025
Sunglint brightened river and lake water in this photograph of southeastern Chad.
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National Parks Under Snow
Published March 30, 2025
Gateway towns in Wyoming and Montana flank the Rocky Mountains and provide an access point to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.
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Geometric Connections in Puglia
Published March 23, 2025
The Italian region displays a network of lines—and one nearly perfect circle—that connect inland settlements and agricultural areas with the bustling Adriatic coast.
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Baja California’s Arid Delta
Published March 16, 2025
A salt-encrusted landscape surrounds the Colorado River where it once emptied into the Gulf of California.
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A Bejeweled Plateau
Published March 9, 2025
The turquoise waters of Ngangla Ringco add vivid color to the otherwise brown landscape in this part of the Tibetan Plateau.
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The Arteries of Ashgabat
Published February 23, 2025
Nighttime lights reveal the structure of Turkmenistan’s capital city.
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Mecca From Above
Published February 16, 2025
Urban structures and the city’s Great Mosque stand out amid the hilly, desert landscape of western Saudi Arabia.
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