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Is the Google Maps Island off Kochi Really an Island?

The Wire Staff 18/06/2021

A small, green smudge has appeared on Google Maps'...

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In a Map of Green Spaces in South Africa, a Hidden Legacy of Apartheid

Zander Venter 03/11/2020

Satellite images and drone footage are illuminating the full...

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover vehicle lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

The Perseverance Rover Is NASA’s Big Move to Search for Life on Mars

Briony Horgan and Melissa Rice 04/08/2020

This summer, NASA's Mars Perseverance rover is taking the...

Sea ice off of East Antarctica’s Princess Astrid Coast. Credit: NASA

Satellite Imagery Is Revolutionising the World. But Should We Trust What We See?

Melinda Laituri 17/06/2018

Geospatial data offers a powerful new way to see...