Satellite Imagery

Satellite imagery refers to images of Earth captured by satellites orbiting the planet. These images are used for a wide range of purposes, including environmental monitoring, climate research, land-use analysis, and disaster assessment. Satellite imagery provides detailed visual data that help scientists and institutions track changes on the Earth’s surface over time.

Satellite Image: Colón and Limón Bay, Panama (24 March 2026) (s. Sargassum)
Image of the day: Sargassum streaks near Colón, PanamaNews

Image of the day: Sargassum streaks near Colón, Panama

Sargassum is a type of floating brown algae that provides food, shelter, and habitat for many marine species in the open ocean, but when large…
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Satellite Image: Southern Finland and the Gulf of Finland
Image of the day: Ice retreat begins in the Gulf of FinlandNews

Image of the day: Ice retreat begins in the Gulf of Finland

Spring thaw in southern Finland marks a transition in the annual ice season, as coastal waters and inland lakes shift from winter cover to a…
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Satellite Image: Mount Elgon National Park, Uganda and Kenya
Image of the day: Mount Elgon’s caldera and forested slopesNews

Image of the day: Mount Elgon’s caldera and forested slopes

Mount Elgon rises along the Uganda–Kenya border as one of East Africa’s largest and oldest volcanic formations, with a base covering 4,000 km² and a…
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Satellite Image: Oslo, Norway (left) and Iceland
Image of the day: Snow-covered Oslo and Iceland’s volcanic landscapeNews

Image of the day: Snow-covered Oslo and Iceland’s volcanic landscape

Northern Europe’s landscapes frame a new step in Europe’s space and connectivity strategy, as Norway and Iceland join the European Union’s secure satellite communications programmes.…
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Satellite Image: Læsø island, Denmark
Image of the day: Læsø island’s evolving coastline in DenmarkNews

Image of the day: Læsø island’s evolving coastline in Denmark

In the Kattegat Strait between northern Denmark and Sweden, the small island of Læsø is shaped by ongoing geological processes rather than fixed boundaries. Part…
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Satellite Image: Cyclone Narelle over the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia (21 March 2026)
Image of the day: Cyclone Narelle crosses Australia and rebuilds over the GulfNews

Image of the day: Cyclone Narelle crosses Australia and rebuilds over the Gulf

Cyclone Narelle did not end with its landfall in far north Queensland on 20 March. After crossing Cape York Peninsula, the system weakened over land…
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Satellite Image: Lake Vättern, Sweden
Image of the day: Lake Vättern on World Water DayNews

Image of the day: Lake Vättern on World Water Day

World Water Day on 22 March turns attention this year to the relationship between water, women and gender equality. The United Nations says the global…
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Satellite Image: Tasman Glacier, New Zealand
Image of the day: Tasman Glacier on World Day for GlaciersNews

Image of the day: Tasman Glacier on World Day for Glaciers

Around 70% of Earth’s freshwater is stored in the cryosphere, which covers roughly 10% of the planet’s land surface. On 21 March, World Day for…
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Satellite Image: Tropical Cyclone Narelle (18 March 2026)
Image of the day: Cyclone Narelle before landfall in Cape York, AustraliaNews

Image of the day: Cyclone Narelle before landfall in Cape York, Australia

A rapidly intensifying tropical system crossing the Coral Sea in March 2026 brought rare and potentially severe conditions to northern Australia, as Tropical Cyclone Narelle…
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Satellite Image: Texas Panhandle, USA
Image of the day: Wildfires sweep across the Texas Panhandle in March 2026News

Image of the day: Wildfires sweep across the Texas Panhandle in March 2026

Strong winds, low humidity and dry grasslands created conditions for multiple wildfires across parts of the Texas Panhandle in March 2026, as a series of…
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Satellite Image: Piton de la Fournaise, Réunion Island, France
Image of the day: Lava reaches the Indian Ocean on Réunion IslandNews

Image of the day: Lava reaches the Indian Ocean on Réunion Island

Lava from Piton de la Fournaise has reached the Indian Ocean on Réunion Island after flowing for weeks across the volcano’s southeastern flank, marking a…
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Satellite Image: Home Reef volcano, Tonga (15 February 2026) and data visualisation
Image of the day: Home Reef volcano in Tonga grows a new islandNews

Image of the day: Home Reef volcano in Tonga grows a new island

Across the southwest Pacific, a chain of volcanoes marks the boundary where the Pacific Plate descends beneath the Australian Plate. This tectonic boundary forms the…
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Satellite Image: Phong Cốc, Hạ Long Bay, Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam
Image of the day: Aquaculture farms across Hạ Long Bay, VietnamNews

Image of the day: Aquaculture farms across Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam

Aquaculture is the cultivation of fish, shellfish and other aquatic organisms in controlled marine or freshwater environments. Often described as the farming of seafood, it…
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Satellite Image: Bundaberg, Australia (s. floods, March 2026)
Image of the day: Burnett River flooding near Bundaberg, AustraliaNews

Image of the day: Burnett River flooding near Bundaberg, Australia

Heavy rainfall and river flooding affected parts of northern and eastern Australia in early March 2026 after persistent wet weather linked to a monsoon trough…
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Satellite Image: Stockholm, Sweden
Image of the day: Early spring around Stockholm captured from spaceNews

Image of the day: Early spring around Stockholm captured from space

Stockholm lies where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea, a setting that has shaped the Swedish capital for centuries. The city spreads across 14 islands…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 12, 2026 Full article
Image: Lubāna Wetland Complex, Latvia (data visualisation - CLMS)
Image of the day: Lubāna Wetland Complex in LatviaNews

Image of the day: Lubāna Wetland Complex in Latvia

Wetland ecosystems and biodiversityThe landscape structure The Lubāna Wetland Complex in eastern Latvia forms the country’s largest inland wetland, a broad landscape of lakes, marshes,…
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Satellite Image: La Loire des confluences, France
Image of the day: La Loire des confluences becomes France’s 57th Ramsar wetlandNews

Image of the day: La Loire des confluences becomes France’s 57th Ramsar wetland

La Loire des confluences stretches along the middle Loire Valley in western France, from downstream of Tours to the south of Angers near Les Ponts-de-Cé.…
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Satellite Image: Babahoyo River, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Image of the day: Flooding along the Babahoyo River in EcuadorNews

Image of the day: Flooding along the Babahoyo River in Ecuador

Heavy rainfall during Ecuador’s 2026 rainy season pushed rivers beyond their banks across parts of the country’s coastal region, where low-lying plains are particularly exposed…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskMarch 9, 2026 Full article
Image: marine plastic pollution
AI system tracks ocean plastic from space to help cleanup effortsScience

AI system tracks ocean plastic from space to help cleanup efforts

Under the EPFL-led ADOPT project, researchers are combining AI satellite-image recognition with drift prediction models to improve the collection of plastic debris in the ocean.…
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Satellite Image: Antarctica
Image of the day: Green waters flow through Antarctic sea iceNews

Image of the day: Green waters flow through Antarctic sea ice

Life beneath the ice edge A changing Antarctic ecosystem As sunlight returns after the austral winter and sea ice begins to melt and shift, microscopic…
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Satellite Image: Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
Image of the day: Summer colours reveal Torres del PaineNews

Image of the day: Summer colours reveal Torres del Paine

Torres del Paine National Park, in southern Chilean Patagonia, is one of South America’s most recognisable protected landscapes, bringing together mountains, glaciers, rivers, lakes, grasslands…
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Image: CAMS visualisation of Saharan dust across Europe (early Marcg 2026)
Image of the day: Storm Regina brings Saharan dust to EuropeNews

Image of the day: Storm Regina brings Saharan dust to Europe

Storm Regina, a low-pressure system named by the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) on 1 March, developed over the eastern Atlantic near the…
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Satellite Images: Rosario, Argentina (s. drought)
Image of the day: drought reshapes croplands near Rosario, ArgentinaNews

Image of the day: drought reshapes croplands near Rosario, Argentina

Climate drivers behind the drought Monitoring agriculture from space Argentina is one of the world’s major agricultural producers and exporters, supplying large volumes of soybeans,…
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Satellite Image: Mediterranean Sea, Chlorophyll -variable monitored by CMS
Image of the day: Chlorophyll in the Mediterranean Sea and the blue economyNews

Image of the day: Chlorophyll in the Mediterranean Sea and the blue economy

The role of the EU blue economyMediterranean Sea and its blue economyWhy chlorophyll matters in the oceanCopernicus Marine Service and the OceanEye initiative Each year,…
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