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Apr 25
The Golden Gate Bridge, captured at a low angle from approximately 400 miles (643 km) away by a @BlackSky_Inc satellite. Learn more here: instagram.com/p/DXj5jwyDv4x/…
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2 Dec 2025
Extensive flooding has devastated multiple countries in Southeast Asia following a series of cyclones combined with heavy monsoon rains. This Before & After Overview video reveals the catastrophic scale of the disaster in the areas Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Thailand.
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2 Oct 2025
Evaporation ponds change color at the potash mine in Moab, Utah. Learn more here: instagram.com/p/DPUHvkrjtty/
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17 Jul 2025
Each summer, the Tomorrowland site in Boom, Belgium transforms from rural land into a sprawling, multi-stage complex for 400k attendees. 2019 seen here. But yesterday, just 2 days before the opening, a massive fire broke out during a pyrotechnics test, engulfing the main stage.
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2 Jul 2025
On a single day last week, four of America’s cities — New York City (99°F), Philadelphia (100°F), Washington, D.C. (101°F), Boston (102°F), all hit triple-digit or close temperatures, shattering or tying their hottest June records. Read more here: instagram.com/p/DLn2hk6J20U/…
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26 Jun 2025
Ras El-Bar is an Egyptian resort city, located on a peninsula along the Mediterranean Sea at the mouth of Damietta Branch of the Nile. It has a gridded street plan and contains numerous “e’sha” — small, square villas made of colorful cement or brick.
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15 Jun 2025
The Øresund Bridge becomes an undersea tunnel roughly halfway across its span from Malmo, Sweden to Copenhagen, Denmark. Read more here: instagram.com/p/DK70ChZPWoG/…
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14 Jun 2025
We just received the latest satellite imagery showing the before and after of the Natanz Nuclear Facility in Iran, which was struck by Israel on June 12th. Read more here: instagram.com/reel/DK4ywMjgD…
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13 Jun 2025
As Israel launched a major strike on Iran last night on June 12, Iranian and Iraqi airspace cleared almost instantly. This real-time visualization from @flightradar24 shows how that transpired. More info here: instagram.com/reel/DK2A6aeAs…
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7 Jun 2025
Rolland Garros in Paris is home of the French Open and one of the most iconic venues in tennis. Today, Coco Gauff won her first French Open title — defeating Aryna Sabalenka to become the first American to win here in a decade. Tomorrow, the men’s final will be played.
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6 Jun 2025
Tesla Giga Texas is one of the largest manufacturing facilities in the United States. Built between 2020 and 2022 near Austin, it spans 2,500 acres along the Colorado River and produces Tesla’s electric vehicles and battery cells. Read more here: instagram.com/reel/DKkM9algo… @elonmusk
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4 Jun 2025
Before and after: Ukraine’s drone strike on Belaya Air Base in Russia. On June 1st, Ukraine targeted five Russian airbases with more than 100 drones. Read more here: instagram.com/reel/DKfZkuZvy…
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29 May 2025
Before and after of Blatten, Switzerland — a village that was buried yesterday following the collapse of the Birch Glacier. Approximately 90% of the village was buried underneath this massive cascade of rocks.
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28 May 2025
This Timelapse shows new houses being built in Eastmark — a residential community on the eastern edge of Mesa, Arizona. The population of Mesa has grown 26.4% since 2000, faster than a majority of similarly sized U.S. cities in that time. It is now home to approximately 515,000.
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28 May 2025
Along the coast of Battaglia on the island of Sicily, vast grids of greenhouses stretch to the edge of the Mediterranean Sea. These structures are used to grow vegetables, fruits, and flowers year-round.
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25 May 2025
The streets of Monte Carlo come alive today as the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix unfolds along one of the most iconic circuits in Formula 1. Winding through the harbor, past luxury yachts, and beneath historic architecture, this race has been a crown jewel of the sport since 1929.
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24 May 2025
The Yarlung Tsangpo River changes course over the years as it flows across the Tibetan Plateau. Read more here: instagram.com/reel/DKDCshqvo…
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22 May 2025
Across the United States, crosswalks and intersections once overlooked are now bursting with color because of the Asphalt Art Initiative. Read more here: instagram.com/reel/DJ9expVg0…
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Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, was constructed between 2005 and 2014 at a cost of approximately $16 billion, with over 60% of its footprint built on reclaimed land from the Persian Gulf.
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