Stories from space

Ukraine has achieved what Western security circles are calling a “historic coup” or “Russian Pearl Harbor.” Ahead of the planned negotiations in Istanbul, they have used drones to attack various military bases in Russia.

India and Pakistan are attacking each other. The attacks apparently took place in these locations. India has attacked several targets in Pakistan. According to the Pakistani military, 31 people were killed and 57 injured in air strikes on Tuesday night. Satellite images show where the attacks are believed to have taken place.

Since the fall of Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, the Israeli army has been expanding its presence in Syria. This is evident from our satellite analysis. The Israeli military itself has also published images of soldiers on Syrian territory. The footage shows the IDF establishing a base in the middle of the demilitarized zone between Syria and the Golan Heights, which Israel has annexed. Attacks on the presidential palace in Damascus have now been reported. A chronology.

At about 12:50 pm local time on March 28 a magnitude 7.7 earthquake started near the city of Mandalay, Myanmar. Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California used data from radar and optical satellites to visualize how the land moved during these quake.

A new analysis shows how countries around the world are rapidly adding solar and wind capacity. To track changes since 2017, researchers created Global Renewables Watch, which maps all onshore wind and every large-scale solar farm in the world. Germany has increased its energy capacity from wind and solar power by almost 60 percent to 60,000 megawatts over the past eight years.

The violent earthquakes in Myanmar had their epicentre in an almost completely isolated region. Our images from space give an idea of their force.