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Satellite Image: Austrian alpine valleys
Image of the day: Autumn fog drapes Austria’s alpine valleysNews

Image of the day: Autumn fog drapes Austria’s alpine valleys

Early morning fog curls through the Austrian Alps, filling valleys carved by the Inn, Ziller, Sill, and Ruetz rivers. Captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 16, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: The Tuscan-Emilian Apennine National Park, Italy
Image of the day: Seasonal colour shift in Italy’s Apennine forestsNews

Image of the day: Seasonal colour shift in Italy’s Apennine forests

As autumn takes hold across central-northern Italy, the Apennine mountains come alive with a display of deep greens, golden yellows, and warm reds. The shifting…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 15, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Thái Nguyên, Vietnam
Image of the day: Record floods submerge northern VietnamNews

Image of the day: Record floods submerge northern Vietnam

In early October 2025, northern Vietnam was hit by record-breaking floods that submerged streets, damaged homes, and forced mass evacuations across several provinces. Water levels…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 14, 2025 Full article
Image: September 2025 was the third-warmest September on record globally
Image of the day: Global temperatures stay near record highs in September 2025FactsNews

Image of the day: Global temperatures stay near record highs in September 2025

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reports that September 2025 was the third-warmest September ever recorded globally, with an average ERA5 surface air temperature of…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 13, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Aalborg, Denmark
Image of the day: Aalborg’s balance of nature and innovationNews

Image of the day: Aalborg’s balance of nature and innovation

Aalborg, Denmark’s fourth-largest city, combines urban development with a long-standing focus on sustainability. Located along the Limfjord in northern Jutland, the city has evolved from…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 7, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: The Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica
Image of the day: Thwaites Glacier retreat in AntarcticaNews

Image of the day: Thwaites Glacier retreat in Antarctica

Covering about 120 kilometres in width, the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica plays a critical role in regulating global sea levels. It drains a large…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 6, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Patagonia, Argentina
Image of the day: Rivers of life in Patagonia’s dry landsNews

Image of the day: Rivers of life in Patagonia’s dry lands

In northern Patagonia, Argentina, the Neuquén and Agrio rivers carve narrow green corridors through a largely arid landscape. Captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 5, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: The Richat Structure, Mauritania
Image of the day: The ‘Eye of the Sahara’News

Image of the day: The ‘Eye of the Sahara’

The Richat Structure in Mauritania’s Sahara Desert is one of Earth’s most recognisable geological formations, easily visible from space for its near-perfect circular shape. Measuring…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 4, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Sydney, Australia
Image of the day: Sydney from aboveNews

Image of the day: Sydney from above

Sydney is Australia’s largest city and one of the world’s most recognisable urban centres, known for its harbour setting, cultural landmarks and proximity to both…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 3, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Etosha National Park, Namibia (s. wildfire)
Image of the day: Fire scars Namibia’s Etosha National ParkNews

Image of the day: Fire scars Namibia’s Etosha National Park

A vast fire has scorched a third of Namibia’s Etosha National Park – one of southern Africa’s largest and most iconic wildlife reserves – leaving…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskOctober 2, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Stelvio National Park, Italy
Image of the day: Early snow covers Stelvio National ParkNews

Image of the day: Early snow covers Stelvio National Park

Northern Italy’s Stelvio National Park, spanning South Tyrol, Trentino, and Lombardy, witnessed an unusually early snowfall at the end of September 2025. Snow was reported…
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Satellite Image: Cyclone Gabrielle (23 September 2025)
Image of the day: Cyclone Gabrielle over the Atlantic OceanNews

Image of the day: Cyclone Gabrielle over the Atlantic Ocean

Cyclone Gabrielle developed in the central Atlantic Ocean in mid-September 2025 and rapidly strengthened as it moved eastward. By 22 September, it had intensified into…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 30, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Maradi, Niger
Image of the day: Severe floods hit Maradi, NigerNews

Image of the day: Severe floods hit Maradi, Niger

Severe flooding in Niger has left hundreds dead and displaced thousands of families, with the Maradi region among the hardest hit. Heavy rainfall between 9…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 22, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Canary Islands, Spain (s. calima event)
Image of the day: Saharan dust haze over the Canary IslandsNews

Image of the day: Saharan dust haze over the Canary Islands

A Saharan dust haze sweeping across the Canary Islands in mid-September 2025 brought poor air quality, rising temperatures, and heightened health risks to the archipelago.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 19, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: The Gambier Islands, French Polynesia
Image of the day: Expansive new marine sanctuary in French PolynesiaNews

Image of the day: Expansive new marine sanctuary in French Polynesia

Far out in the South Pacific Ocean, the remote Gambier Islands lie scattered like emeralds across a wide turquoise lagoon. These volcanic islands, fringed by…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 18, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Fucino Plain, Italy
Image of the day: Geometric farmlands of the Fucino PlainNews

Image of the day: Geometric farmlands of the Fucino Plain

The Fucino Plain in central Italy appears as a striking patchwork of rectangular fields in this image captured by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 17, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: The Parita Bay Wetlands, Panama
Image of the day: Restoring the wetlands of Panama’s Parita BayNews

Image of the day: Restoring the wetlands of Panama’s Parita Bay

Stretching along the Pacific coast of central Panama, the wetlands of Parita Bay form one of the country’s most important habitats for migratory birds and…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 15, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Punjab plains, Pakistan
Image of the day: Monsoon floods sweep Punjab plainsNews

Image of the day: Monsoon floods sweep Punjab plains

Weeks of intense monsoon rains have left vast stretches of Punjab in Pakistan underwater, displacing millions of people and inundating farmland on an unprecedented scale.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 14, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Spain and Portugal
Image of the day: Wildfire scars spread across the Spain-Portugal borderNews

Image of the day: Wildfire scars spread across the Spain-Portugal border

In early September 2025, the landscape along the border between Spain and Portugal bore the marks of a series of wildfires that swept through natural…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 11, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Marchena Island, Ecuador (artistic impression)
Image of the day: Marchena Island, UNESCO Galápagos heritageNews

Image of the day: Marchena Island, UNESCO Galápagos heritage

Marchena Island rises quietly from the Pacific, a remote and uninhabited part of the northern Galápagos. Despite its isolation, the island supports a surprising variety…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 10, 2025 Full article
Image: Surface air temperature during August 2025 heatwave (8–18 August), Europe
Image of the day: August 2025, the third-warmest August on record globallyFactsNews

Image of the day: August 2025, the third-warmest August on record globally

August 2025 was the third-warmest August ever measured worldwide, according to the latest Climate Bulletin from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Global surface air…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 9, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Image of the day: Ballypatrick Forest seen from spaceNews

Image of the day: Ballypatrick Forest seen from space

Ballypatrick Forest lies high on the Antrim Plateau in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, forming part of the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 5, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Lake Tisza, Hungary
Image of the day: Seasonal rhythms around Lake Tisza in HungaryNews

Image of the day: Seasonal rhythms around Lake Tisza in Hungary

Lake Tisza in eastern Hungary is the country’s second-largest lake, covering about 127 square kilometres. Formed along the River Tisza, which flows directly through it,…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 4, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: The Étang de Montady, France
Image of the day: Sunburst fields of the Étang de Montady, FranceNews

Image of the day: Sunburst fields of the Étang de Montady, France

The Étang de Montady in southern France, near the town of Montady, offers one of the most striking examples of medieval land engineering still visible…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskSeptember 3, 2025 Full article