Google Earth has just turned 20 – and to celebrate, Google has given it a new historical street view feature plus some AI-powered features for pro users.

Ball Aerospace is the maker of Maps- and Earth-related imagery satellites and it’s now started working on the Worldview-3 satellite for commercial satellite operator DigitalGlobe, BBC News reports.

Check out Google's new additions to its awesome collection of images captured from its Earth data. The web giant is happy for you to use them as wallpapers, too.

For the service's 20th anniversary, Google was inspired by a social media trend from last year in which people shared ...

Ars Video How Scientists Respond to Science Deniers Google Earth data indicates that the image was taken on November 30, 2024, by a high-resolution Pleiades observation satellite owned by Airbus.

While Google Maps has satellite and street views that display photographs, Google Maps views aren't as expansive or detailed as those you find in Google Earth.

The image was captured by the Pleiades-1B satellite, a high-resolution optical Earth-imaging satellite that covers the entire surface of the planet in 26 days from a Sun-synchronous orbit.

Google has started to display lower-resolution satellite imagery in some parts of Israel, removing previously shown higher-quality images without giving a reason for doing so.

Google Earth and satellite imagery has revealed some strange things, from secret military bunkers in China to phantom islands to a mysterious pentagram in Kazakhstan.