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In this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, a distinct hotspot can be seen in orange in the crater of the volcano

Science

Earth's eighth persistent lava lake found on remote sub-Antarctic island

Many of us will know what bubbling lakes of lava within volcanoes look like. After all, we've seen them our entire lives in movies and on TV. But that doesn't mean they're common. In fact, only seven lava lakes have been found so far, until now.

The researchers determined that it's possible to use Landsat data to make shipwreck detections (echosounder data, which was also used for the study, can be seen in the inset images)

Science

Satellite data could help in spotting shipwrecks

New research has found that it might be possible to spot coastal shipwrecks by searching for plumes of sediment in imagery collected by NASA's Landsat 8 satellite.

The animations focus on four regions of Karakoram mountain range, including Baltoro (pictured)

Environment

ESA animations show 25 years of glacier movement in a single second

A researcher at Switzerland's University of Zurich has combined 25 years worth of satellite imagery to show the complex behavior of glaciers in a single second. The effort made use of data collected by NASA's Landsat satellites, focusing on the Karakoram mountain range in Asia.

A concept drawing of LandSat 9, which is scheduled to launch in 2023 (Image: NASA)

Space

NASA plans LandSat 9, Earth's most high-tech selfie stick

For over forty years, NASA has been launching satellites to image the Earth continously and now the agency says it plans to launch LandSat 9 and to continue the mission as long as possible.

The new mosaic covers 6,800 kilometers (4,200 miles) of icy terrain (Image: NASA Earth Observatory)

Space

Spectacular Landsat 8 flyover stretches from Sweden to British Columbia

February 11 marked the two-year anniversary of the launch of NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite. To celebrate the occasion, the team has released a vast composite image that stretches unbroken from Sweden to British Columbia.