Planet Stories

Monitoring Change, Above and Below

Since 1610, when Galileo first pointed a telescope towards the night sky, astronomers have been…

Planet Labs Hackathon: California Fire Map

Off the beaten path of the Lesbians Who Tech Summit, over at Planet Labs in San…

Continued Flooding near the Mississippi River

Record-setting rains in early March, 2016, have led to extensive flooding around…

From the Firehose: Activity at Disputed Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea

From the Firehose: Dramatic Flooding in the South

In the Blink of a Dove’s Eye, a Window into an Age-old Theory

What Goes On Underneath the Cloud Belt

Central Africa is often shrouded in equatorial clouds, especially during the rainy season. When our Dove satellites pass over the area on a clear day it’s an event here at Planet Labs. One such event happened last week. On March 3, a Dove beamed a clear view of…

From the Firehose: Day-to-Day Turmoil in a Calais Refugee Camp

From the Firehose: The Explosive Growth of Solar Power in China

Mexico City’s Colorful Tianguis

On market days tianguis, scattered informal markets selling everything from chorizo to g-strings, fill…