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- Black 'spiders' spotted in mysterious City on Mars in new satellite photos https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/hundreds-of-black-spiders-spotted-in-mysterious-inca-city-on-mars-in-new-satellite-photos 3 comments
- AI Predicts Accident Hot-Spots From Satellite Imagery and GPS Data https://www.unite.ai/ai-predicts-accident-hot-spots-from-satellite-imagery-and-gps-data/ 8 comments futurology
- Methane clouds spotted in China's northeast by high-resolution satellite https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/methane-clouds-spotted-in-china-s-northeast-by-high-resolution-satellite-122110600217_1.html 281 comments worldnews
- Russia's Nuclear Bombers Spotted Near Finland Border, Satellite Images Show TU-160 and TU-95 Aircraft at Olenya Airbase https://www.ibtimes.sg/russias-nuke-bombers-spotted-near-finland-border-satellite-images-show-tu-160-tu-95-strategic-67094 86 comments worldnews
- Satellite image spots yacht linked to Putin out of reach of sanctions https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/satellite-image-spots-yacht-linked-to-putin-out-of-reach-of-sanctions/ar-AAUyBg9?ocid=msedgntp 62 comments worldnews
- Perseverance Rover spotted from space in striking new satellite image https://www.livescience.com/perseverance-mars-rover-spotted-by-recon-orbiter 43 comments space
- Perseverance rover on Mars spotted from space in striking new satellite image https://www.space.com/perseverance-mars-rover-spotted-by-recon-orbiter 3 comments space
- Satellite spots 2m bull shark apparently travelling down major NSW highway https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-08/bull-shark-tracking-tag-goes-for-an-unexpected-drive/100125270 10 comments nottheonion
- From 1847, Rudolf Wolf started counting sunspots. He peered through a telescope every day, if he could, and recorded the number of spots he observed. Today, all sorts of models use Wolf's sunspot record to predict things like the climate, the orbit of satellites, and the stability of power grids https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/how-astronomers-count-sunspots15022016513/ 3 comments space
- Chinese Structures, Soldiers Spotted In Galwan Valley In New Satellite Images https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chinese-structures-soldiers-spotted-in-galwan-valley-in-new-satellite-images-2251440?pfrom=home-topscroll 3 comments india
- Kim Jong-un's train possibly spotted at North Korean resort. As rumors persist that ruler is in poor health, satellite images emerge showing train parked at Wonsan’s ‘leadership station’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/26/kim-jong-uns-train-possibly-spotted-at-north-korean-resort 50 comments worldnews
- In third sighting this week, Pakistan drone spotted over Punjab's Ferozepur district. | The development comes just weeks after Punjab police said a large number of AK-47 assault rifles, satellite phones & grenades were dropped in Punjab's Tarn Taran by heavy-lifting drones that came from Pakistan. https://www.news18.com/news/india/in-third-sighting-this-week-pakistan-drone-spotted-over-punjabs-ferozepur-district-2340113.html 10 comments india
- Satellite imagery Spotted hundreds of Chinese military vehicles at a soccer stadium near the Hong Kong border https://fighterjetsworld.com/latest-news/satellite-imagery-spotted-hundreds-of-chinese-military-vehicles-at-a-soccer-stadium-near-the-hong-kong-border/16754/ 7 comments soccer
- Gaia spots a 'ghost' galaxy next door. What makes Ant 2 unusual is how little light it gives out. Compared to the Large Magellanic Cloud, another satellite of the Milky Way, Ant 2 is 10,000 times fainter. https://phys.org/news/2018-11-gaia-ghost-galaxy-door.html 9 comments space
- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev spots a satellite flying past the ISS. https://twitter.com/olegmks/status/1009433278322012165 8 comments space
- Five years of observations from tandem satellites produce 3D world map of unprecedented accuracy - ...you could theoretically zoom down to street level and tell an adult from a kid, or spot a breaking wave at Malibu. https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/11/five-years-of-observations-from-tandem-satellites-produce-3d-world-map-of-unprecedented-accuracy/ 22 comments worldnews
- Artificial Structure Spotted on Mars Satellite Images that Resembles Japanese Tomb | Evidence of an Extraterrestrial Civilization on Mars? https://sitsshow.blogspot.com/2016/09/Artificial-Structure-Spotted-on-Mars-Satellite-Images-that-Resembles-Japanese-Tomb-Evidence-of-an-Extraterrestrial-Civilization-on-Mars.html 4 comments aliens
- Spotting Satellites https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/4romp0/spotting_satellites/ 3 comments space
- Satellite Swarm Spots North Pole Drift http://news.discovery.com/earth/satellite-swarm-spots-north-pole-drift-140622.htm 5 comments science
- Chinese satellite spots object which could be missing jet, says minister | Malaysia http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/chinese-satellite-spots-object-which-could-be-missing-jet-says-minister 3 comments worldnews
- Coldest spot on Earth identified by satellite http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25287806 7 comments worldnews
- Satellites have spotted huge whirlpools that mimic similar behaviours as black holes in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans http://uk.news.yahoo.com/satellites-glimpse-ultra-powerful-%E2%80%9Cblack-hole%E2%80%9D-whirlpools-in-atlantic-151036336.html#rk2l1uz 8 comments science
- Satellite spots Skunkwork's mystery drone http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/06/lockheeds-mystery-drone/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28wired%3A+index+3+%28top+stories+2%29%29 6 comments technology
- Plankton-fuelled ocean eddy is 150 kilometres wide - "Deep below the surface, the ocean has its own weather. Huge eddies like this one, spotted by NASA's Terra satellite last December in a photo released last week, show the turmoil that lurks underwater." http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/02/plankton-fueled-ocean-eddy-is.html 3 comments science
- Students Spell Curse Word On Roof ... Spotted By Satellite http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/etc/090612-curse-word-roof-spotted-from-space.html 8 comments reddit.com
- Ancient Peru Pyramid Spotted by Satellite http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/03/peru-cahuachi.html 2 comments science
- Satellites spot lost Guatemala Mayan temples - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080220/sc_nm/guatemala_maya_nasa_dc;_ylt=auzhnf7olihorx_gurjjg4is0nue 5 comments science
- Satellites spot lost Guatemala Mayan temples http://www.eurograduate.com/lifestyle/article.asp?id=532&pid=2 2 comments science
- Russia’s MiG-31 Spotted With Possible Anti-Satellite Missile. The Kremlin knows it needs to be able to shoot down enemy satellites and replace its own destroyed sats in any future war. https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a23549729/russias-mig-31-spotted-with-possible-anti-satellite-missile/ 64 comments space
- Observers spot top secret satellite launched by SpaceX earlier this month https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/05/24/observers-spot-top-secret-satellite-launched-by-spacex-earlier-this-month/ 15 comments space
- Spy Satellite Spotted By Amateur Space Watchers http://news.sky.com/story/1716199/spy-satellite-spotted-by-amateur-space-watchers 11 comments technology
- Malaysian aviation chief says no plane debris found at spot shown by China's satellite images http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/missing-malaysia-jet-updates-vietnam-to-recheck-area-after-satellite-spots-objects/1/349287.html 13 comments worldnews
- Report: Israeli spy satellites spot Iranian ship being loaded with rockets for Gaza http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/report-israeli-spy-satellites-spot-iranian-ship-being-loaded-with-rockets-for-gaza-1.480303?locallinksenabled=false 79 comments worldnews
- Chinese 'space cleaner' spotted grabbing and throwing away old satellite: Last month, a private satellite tracking company spotted a Chinese spacecraft apparently grabbing and throwing a dead satellite away into a "graveyard" orbit. https://www.dw.com/en/chinese-space-cleaner-spotted-grabbing-and-throwing-away-old-satellite/a-60658574 137 comments worldnews
- In a first, astronomers spot a moon-forming disk around a distant exoplanet. The researchers estimate the so-called circumplanetary disk has enough material to form 3 Moon-sized satellites. https://astronomy.com/magazine/news/2021/11/snapshot-alma-spots-moon-forming-disk-around-distant-exoplanet 333 comments science
- Chinese ships spotted by satellites 'selling oil to N. Korea' 30 times since October, despite sanctions http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/27/chinese-ships-spotted-satellites-selling-oil-north-korea-30/ 10 comments worldnews
- Chinese ships spotted by satellites 'selling oil to North Korea' 30 times since October, despite sanctions http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/27/chinese-ships-spotted-satellites-selling-oil-north-korea-30/ 45 comments worldnews
- Mars orbiting satellite spots Curiosity's sky crane, back shell, parachute, and heat shield http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/674239main_pia16001-full_full.jpg 5 comments space
- Satellite spots world's 'largest' methane leak in a Russian coal mine. Mine is releasing nearly 90 tonnes of methane every hour. "We find large leaks all over the world, but this one stood out." GHGSat is using six satellites with high-resolution spectrometers that can pinpoint the source of leaaks. https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/europe/methane-leak-biggest-ever-russia-intl/index.html 14 comments energy
- ESA's Sentinel-1 satellite recently spotted the world’s largest iceberg - around 170 km in length and 25 km wide (~4320 sq km), which has calved from the western side of the Ronne Ice Shelf (Weddell Sea in Antarctica). https://www.esa.int/esa_multimedia/images/2021/05/meet_the_world_s_largest_iceberg 3 comments space
