From smugglers’ boats to Opera: Prisoners craft musical instruments

the nation’s Pacific Fleet is looking to action plans to create a new division of submarines capable of launching intercontinental-range nuclear drone-torpedoes.

Photos of landscapes and structures no longer look like two-dimensional maps.which show the wonder and beauty of Earth in a perspective unlike the satellite imagery weve become accustomed to.

From smugglers’ boats to Opera: Prisoners craft musical instruments

From the bustling skyline of Shanghai to the the worlds tallest waterfall.United StatesCredit: Planet Labs.Mashable Light SpeedWant more space and science stories in your inbox?Sign up for Mashables weekly Light Speed newsletter.

From smugglers’ boats to Opera: Prisoners craft musical instruments

Saudi ArabiaCredit: Planet Labs.theres just something uninspiring about most satellite images.

From smugglers’ boats to Opera: Prisoners craft musical instruments

South AfricaCredit: Planet Labs.

many of these images are taken straight down.SEE ALSO:A SpaceX rocket launch blew a temporary hole in Earths upper atmosphereNot that SpaceX is anywhere near ready to flip the switch on a new internet service.

getElementById(video-title-container-A6nGEEzoNv).Lets just hope Elon knows what hes doing.

That would vastly increase access to the internet -- especially in rural areas -- and possibly create a ton of space junkdevelopers must be mindful of the potential consequences of using these datasets and take steps to mitigate the negative impacts.

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