Over the past few days, several Northern California counties have been battling fires. On July 27,  2024, Copernicus Senitnel-2 captured an image of the firefront in Butte County.  This image was produced using Sentinel-2's short-wave infrared (SWIR) bands, B11 and B12. Band B11 is sensitive to thermal radiation from hotspots, such as fires....

Lake Eyre, officially known as Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre, is an endorheic lake in the east-central part of the Far North region of South Australia, around 700 km north of Adelaide.  While the lake is mainly dry, with heavy rains and the right con­di­tions, the lake comes to life and becomes home to thousands of water­birds includ­ing pel­i­cans,...

On July 18, 2024, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 captured an image of the ‘’city of light’’, which will soon host the 2024 Olympic Games.  This image is an Urban False Colour composite, composed of the short-wave infrared and red bands of the Sentinel-2 sensor.  This visualization highlights vegetation in green and buildings in various shades of...

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Humans have always been masters at testing their limits, and space exploration is just one of the many examples of how far we push boundaries. Yet, another testament to this ever-increasing desire to go beyond is the long tradition of the Olympic Games. The first written record of the official Games dates back to 776 BC. Since then, they have...