Earth viewed from space

Take a look at stunning pictures or animations taken directly from our Earth Online web platform. Click on a picture to read some more context.

satellite image of Antakya before and after the February 2023 earthquake

Satellite view of Antakya, Turkey

Antakya’s Earthquake scars

Jun 2024

Rio grande do Sul before and after 2024 floods

Satellite view of Porto Alegre

2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods

May 2024

Satellite infrared view of the Ria Lagartos reserve

A Pink Lagoon in Mexico

Apr 2024

Satellite 3D view of Port Hills, New Zealand.

New Zealand 2024 wildfire

Feb 2024

Radar Satellite timelapse of West Ice Shelf’s melting

Antarctica Ice Shelf melting

Mar 2024

Satellite 2D timelapse of the Maldives

Maldives’ transformation seen from space

May 2024

Satellite view of salt fields in Wudi County, China

Satellite view of Wudi County, China

Wudi County’s salt fields

Mar 2024

Satellite view of 2024 volcanic eruption in Iceland

Satellite image of volcano eruption, Iceland

Iceland: Grindavik volcano eruption

Feb 2024

Satellite image of Jequetepeque river in December 2023 and January 2024

Satellite view of La Libertad dep., Peru

Jequetepeque river’s rice bloom

Jan 2024

Satellite view of Mount Fuji in autumn 2023

Satellite 3D view of Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji hit by global warming

Nov 2023

Satellite view of record floods in Greece

Thessaly farmland drowned by Storm Daniel

Sep 2023

Rainy season in Mali's inland lung

Inner Niger Delta seen from space

Oct 2023

Satellite image of Europa Island in the Indian Ocean

A remote wildlife preserve in the Indian Ocean

Satellite image of Europa Island, France

Sep 2023

Mont Saint-Michel seen from space in a timelapse animation

Crop rotation around a world-renowned site

Satellite timelapse of Mont Saint-Michel Bay

Sep 2022

Oskil Reservoir before and after the dam destruction during the Ukraine war

Ukraine war: Oskil dam destruction

Oskil River drainage seen from space

Sep 2023

The mangrove forests of Qeshm

Satellite view of Qeshm Island, Iran

Jun 2023

Satellite animation of the Fucino plain farmland in Italy

A lake turned into a farmland

Fucino Plain seen from space

Feb 2023

Mississipi's Bird's foot delta seen from space

How a river turns into a bird's foot

Satellite view of Mississipi Delta, Louisiana

Dec 2022