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"Disney Downlink: Imaging Disney Parks & Star Wars Land from Space" in Planet Stories

Planet — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 20:09:47 GMT

Written by Mike Rubel, Chief Mouseketeer at Planet

Planet — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:22:24 GMT

We have a host of modern-day gongoozlers here at Planet. From behind our computer screens we can observe a ton of activity in canals. It’s…

Planet — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 23:33:44 GMT

In the summer, Panama is really cloudy. At Planet, we’ve been monitoring the country for a while — hoping to collect that rare, cloud-free…

Planet — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 22:12:35 GMT

A day and a half after a deadly Earthquake struck near Norcia, Italy, destruction in the town of Amatrice was evident from space. These…

Planet — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 16:00:27 GMT

By 2050, you have to produce about 70 percent more food (by cost) to feed the world population — but how do you keep up with that?

Planet — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 00:12:47 GMT

In mid-August 2016, a massive storm hit southern Louisiana, causing record flooding. Over a dozen people lost their lives to the floods…

Planet — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 03:31:27 GMT

Portugal is on fire. In August, 2016, alone, more than 40,000 hectares have burned on mainland Portugal, mostly in the north.

Planet — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:23:54 GMT

The 2016 Olympic games are in full swing, and the sports junkies here at Planet have been diligently watching the games on TV and marveling…

Planet — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 23:26:24 GMT

By early summer the North American fire season is usually in full swing, and so far 2016 is no exception. According to the National…

Planet — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 16:22:03 GMT

By: Paul Boutin, Contributing Writer to Planet