Magnificent Earth

On July 15, 2015, the European Space Agency launched the fourth Meteosat Second Generation (MSG-4) satellite into orbit. This advanced Earth-observing bird will monitor our planet in a number of ways, including taking very high-resolution images. MSG-4 is in its commissioning phase, being tested out to make sure it's fully operational. Today, the ESA released this jaw-dropping picture of the Earth taken by the satellite: Yeah. I'd say it's working well so far. That picture is in color, but it's ...