Ferocious bushfires have been sweeping across Australia since September, fueled by record-breaking temperatures, drought and wind.…
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Australia: Like a furnace
Ferocious bushfires have been sweeping across Australia since September, fuelled by record-breaking temperatures, drought and wind.…
Image: Faroe Islands as sen from Copernicus Sentinel-2
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Faroe Islands, located halfway between Iceland and Norway…
Visualizing chemical reactions with infrared thermography
Infrared (IR) thermography is used to determine the temperature of organisms and objects with high precision…
Plant life 'expanding over the Himalayas'
Vegetation is expanding at high altitudes across the Himalayas – including the Everest region. …
Strong winds create Australian 'megablaze'
Gale-force winds in Australia merged two enormous fires into a megablaze spanning an area four times…
First sighting of hot gas sloshing in galaxy cluster
ESA’s XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has spied hot gas sloshing around within a galaxy cluster – a…
X-ray and optical view of the Perseus galaxy cluster
This image shows the Perseus galaxy cluster – one of the most massive known objects in…
Study puts the 'Carib' in 'Caribbean,' boosting credibility of Columbus' cannibal claims
Christopher Columbus’ accounts of the Caribbean include harrowing descriptions of fierce raiders who abducted women and…
Satellite constellations harvest energy for near-total global coverage
Think of it as a celestial parlor game: What is the minimum number of satellites needed…