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Satellite Image: Motagua River, Guatemala
Image of the day: The fertile valley of the Motagua RiverNews

Image of the day: The fertile valley of the Motagua River

Stretching for nearly 486 kilometers (302 mi) across Guatemala, the Motagua River connects the country’s western highlands with the Caribbean Sea. As one of Central…
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Satellite Image: Greenland’s south-eastern coast
Image of the day: Tracking sea ice movement in GreenlandNews

Image of the day: Tracking sea ice movement in Greenland

The changing coastline of south-eastern Greenland is shown in this composite created from three radar observations by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, collected on 31 January,…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 21, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Spain, Portugal (s. wildfires)
Image of the day: Wildfires in Spain and PortugalNews

Image of the day: Wildfires in Spain and Portugal

Massive wildfires have swept across Spain and Portugal, forcing evacuations and claiming lives as the Iberian Peninsula endures another extreme summer of heat and drought.…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 20, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Aude region, France
Image of the day: Scorched landscape left by Aude wildfire in FranceNews

Image of the day: Scorched landscape left by Aude wildfire in France

A wildfire that erupted on 5 August 2025 in the Corbières massif of southern France left a vast burn scar across the Aude region, now…
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Satellite Image: Noordwijk, the Netherlands
Image of the day: Galileo Reference Centre in NoordwijkNews

Image of the day: Galileo Reference Centre in Noordwijk

Noordwijk, on the Dutch North Sea coast, combines natural beauty with a growing role in European space activity. The town is known for its 13…
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Satellite Image: The Giza Plateau, Egypt
Image of the day: The Giza PlateauNews

Image of the day: The Giza Plateau

Rising from the edge of the Sahara Desert, the Giza Plateau holds some of humanity’s most enduring monuments. Situated on the western fringes of Greater…
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Satellite Image: Mayon Volcano, the Philippines
Image of the day: Mayon Volcano’s active landscapeNews

Image of the day: Mayon Volcano’s active landscape

Mayon Volcano, in the Albay province of the Philippines, rises 2,462 metres above sea level and is famed for its near-perfect conical shape. Located on…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 12, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Iona National Park, Angola
Image of the day: Angola’s Iona National ParkNews

Image of the day: Angola’s Iona National Park

Iona National Park in south-west Angola marks the northern reach of the Namib Desert, regarded as the oldest desert on Earth. Covering 15,150 km², the…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 10, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Gorgona National Natural Park, Colombia
Image of the day: Colombia’s Gorgona National Natural ParkNews

Image of the day: Colombia’s Gorgona National Natural Park

Gorgona National Natural Park off Colombia’s Pacific coast has been recognised among the world’s top Marine Protected Areas, earning the 2025 Blue Park Award from…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 9, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar
Image of the day: Madagascar’s Ankarafantsika, between two great riversNews

Image of the day: Madagascar’s Ankarafantsika, between two great rivers

Ankarafantsika National Park in north-western Madagascar shelters one of the island’s last large tracts of dry deciduous forest, a habitat under severe threat across the…
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Satellite Image: The Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Image of the day: The Mekong Delta’s fertile expanse in southern VietnamNews

Image of the day: The Mekong Delta’s fertile expanse in southern Vietnam

Spanning the southern tip of Vietnam, the Mekong Delta is one of Southeast Asia’s most productive agricultural regions. This flat, densely cultivated plain supports rice…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 7, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Canada, US smoke
Image of the day: Smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets skies across North AmericaNews

Image of the day: Smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets skies across North America

Vast plumes of wildfire smoke have swept across Canada and into the United States as an intense fire season continues to grip large parts of…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 6, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Barents Sea
Image of the day: Phytoplankton bloom reveals shifting Arctic dynamicsNews

Image of the day: Phytoplankton bloom reveals shifting Arctic dynamics

A vivid swirl of turquoise and milky blue in the Barents Sea has been captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite, revealing the striking presence of…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 5, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Río Negro, Argentina
Image of the day: Green lifeline in Argentina’s Patagonian desertNews

Image of the day: Green lifeline in Argentina’s Patagonian desert

A striking contrast unfolds in northern Patagonia, where the arid plains of the Patagonian Desert give way to the vibrant green belt of the Alto…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskAugust 4, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Berlin, Germany
Image of the day: Berlin’s layered history seen from spaceNews

Image of the day: Berlin’s layered history seen from space

From the air, Berlin appears as a vast mosaic of stone, water, and green – a landscape shaped by centuries of conflict, division, and reinvention.…
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Satellite Image: Arouca area wildfires , Portugal
Image of the day: Portugal wildfiresNews

Image of the day: Portugal wildfires

Portugal is battling a series of major wildfires that broke out across the north and centre of the country in late July, driven by scorching…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 30, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Kythira, Greece
Image of the day: Wildfire spreads across central Kythira islandNews

Image of the day: Wildfire spreads across central Kythira island

A wildfire that broke out on 26 July 2025 in central Kythira has scorched forested land near the village of Pitsinades, triggering evacuations and a…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 29, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Lura National Park, Dibër municipality, Albania
Image of the day: Wildfire engulfs Lura National Park in AlbaniaNews

Image of the day: Wildfire engulfs Lura National Park in Albania

A series of wildfires swept across Albania in mid-July 2025, prompting emergency alerts and mobilization of national firefighting resources. According to the Albanian Ministry of…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 28, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Cobourg Peninsula, Australia
Image of the day: Mangroves of Cobourg PeninsulaNews

Image of the day: Mangroves of Cobourg Peninsula

The mangrove forests of northern Australia take center stage in this satellite image, released to mark the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove…
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Satellite Image: Cyprus
Image of the day: Wildfire devastates Cyprus wine region as heatwave intensifiesNews

Image of the day: Wildfire devastates Cyprus wine region as heatwave intensifies

Southern Cyprus is reeling from a catastrophic wildfire that broke out on 23 July near the villages of Malia and Souni, west of Limassol. The…
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Satellite Image: Northern Peloponnese region, Greece
Image of the day: Satellite captures spread of Peloponnese wildfireNews

Image of the day: Satellite captures spread of Peloponnese wildfire

A severe wildfire broke out in Greece’s Northern Peloponnese region on the afternoon of 22 July 2025, consuming pine-covered slopes and threatening multiple rural communities.…
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Satellite Image: Meteliai Regional Park (Metelių regioninis parkas), Lithuania
Image of the day: Meteliai Regional ParkNews

Image of the day: Meteliai Regional Park

Meteliai Regional Park (Metelių regioninis parkas) in southern Lithuania stretches across more than 17,000 hectares of protected landscape, encompassing three of the country’s largest and…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 24, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Baltic Sea, coast of Sweden
Image of the day: Algae thrive in overheated Baltic watersNews

Image of the day: Algae thrive in overheated Baltic waters

Swirling green patterns have appeared once again in the Baltic Sea, a familiar sight in high summer when warm, sunny weather and an overload of…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 23, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: David Glacier, Drygalski Ice Tongue, Antarctica
Image of the day: Antarctica’s ice tongue carves into the Ross SeaNews

Image of the day: Antarctica’s ice tongue carves into the Ross Sea

In this Sentinel-2 image from 17 March 2025, Antarctica’s David Glacier is seen feeding the Drygalski Ice Tongue – a long, blade-like structure slicing nearly…
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