The 20 Most Jaw-Dropping Space Photos

Satellites monitoring the flames in Australia

A protracted and severe drought that was present in Australia caused a destructive wildfire season. Global space agencies' satellites monitored the enormous fires. To aid in the management of wildfires in our nation, Canada intends to launch WildFireSat in 2025.

Credits: MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview, NASA Earth Observatory/Joshua Stevens.

Seasonal on Saturn

Saturn is undoubtedly the Lord of the Rings if it is this photogenic. This view of Saturn was taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, and it clearly shows two of its icy moons, Enceladus (bottom) and Mimas (right). Astronomers can follow the changing weather patterns and storms on gas planets thanks to these photos.

Credits: NASA, ESA, M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Centre), and the OPAL team

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