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Eruption at Mayon
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Activity at the volcano in the Philippines sent lava and pyroclastic flows down the volcano’s flanks and prompted evacuations in nearby communities.

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Dust Outbreak Reaches Europe
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Clouds of dust lofted from the Sahara Desert brought hazy skies and muddy rain to Western Europe.

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A Most Unusual Lake
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Lake Unter-See in Antarctica, sealed beneath thick ice, contains unusually high levels of dissolved oxygen and cone-shaped microbial reefs resembling some of Earth’s oldest fossils.

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March 2026 Satellite Puzzler
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Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.

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Shades of a Lunar Eclipse
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A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar eclipse.

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2026 William T. Pecora Award Nominations Now Being Accepted
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The William T. Pecora Award is presented annually to individuals or teams using satellite or aerial remote sensing that make outstanding contributions toward understanding the Earth (land, oceans, and air), educating the next generation of scientists, informing decision-makers, or supporting…

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Lake Coatepeque
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Set amid El Salvador’s modern, active volcanic landscape, tranquil blue waters fill a caldera formed by ancient eruptions.

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Ailing “Megaberg” Sparks Surge of Microscopic Life
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As Iceberg A-23A disintegrated, it shed meltwater that helped fuel an extensive phytoplankton bloom in the South Atlantic Ocean.

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A Little Town With a Long Name
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A NASA luminary from the Apollo era grew up in Wales near Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

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US-French Satellite Takes Stock of World’s River Water
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In a first, a space mission led by NASA and France has tracked Earth’s rivers swelling and shrinking from month to month over the course of a year and found significantly less of a swing than previous model-based estimates. A…

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