Earth View
Interactive Globe
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🛰Satellite
🌡Heatmap
📏Measure
🌓Day/Night
Map
Satellite
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Hybrid
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Space Intelligence
Astronomy · EPIC · Asteroids
Astronomy · Picture of the Day
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DSCOVR · EPIC CameraLive
Earth from L1 Point
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Full-disc Earth imagery captured 1.5 million km away. Images cycle automatically every 5 seconds.
Near-Earth Objects · Today
—passing today
● Hazardous● Safe
Hover a dot on the radar to see details
Natural Events Monitor
Active Events Worldwide
Select categories to show events
🌡Quake Heatmap
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🌋 Volcanoes 0
💧 Floods 0
◦ Other 0
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Mission Center
ISS · Mars · Launches
International Space Station · Live
Curiosity Rover · Mars Surface
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How It Works
Guide · Features · Shortcuts
🌍 The Five Worlds
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Earth View
Full-screen interactive globe with custom dark cartographic styling. Click anywhere to reveal coordinates, local time, and live satellite imagery of that exact region. Switch between map, satellite, terrain, and hybrid views. Measure distances between any two points on Earth.
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Space Intelligence
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day with full explanation. Watch the full disc of Earth from deep space — 1.5 million kilometres away — with images cycling every 5 seconds. Track every asteroid passing near Earth today on an animated radar display.
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Natural Events Monitor
Every active wildfire, storm, earthquake, volcano, and flood on Earth — plotted live on the map. Choose which categories to display using the filter chips. Click any event to fly the camera to that location instantly.
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Mission Center
Track the International Space Station in real time — position updates every 5 seconds. Browse the latest photos taken on the surface of Mars by the Curiosity rover. Follow the countdown to the next rocket launches from spaceports worldwide.
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Guide (You Are Here)
This page explains every feature, lists all keyboard shortcuts, and describes how the data flows in real time from global monitoring networks to your screen.
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
| Key | Action |
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| 1 | Go to Earth View |
| 2 | Go to Space Intelligence |
| 3 | Go to Natural Events |
| 4 | Go to Mission Center |
| 5 | Go to Guide |
| Esc | Close open panels / modals |
| S | Toggle satellite view (Earth page) |
| M | Toggle measure tool |
📡 Live Data Feeds
Natural Events — refreshes every 5 min
ISS Position — updates every 5 sec
Asteroid Feed — refreshes every 30 min
Earth Imagery — hourly cycles
Daily Astronomy — refreshes at midnight UTC
Mars Photos — daily from rover
Launch Schedule — refreshes every 30 min
🗺️ Map Controls (Earth Page)
| Control | What It Does |
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| 🛰 Satellite | Toggle satellite imagery layer |
| 🌡 Heatmap | Show earthquake density heatmap |
| 📏 Measure | Click two points to measure distance |
| 🌓 Day/Night | Overlay current day/night terminator |
| Click map | Show location info: coords, time, EPIC image |
| Search bar | Jump to any place on Earth |
| Street View | Drag the orange person icon onto any road |
💾 Data & Privacy
All data is fetched directly from public monitoring services and cached locally in your browser. No personal data is collected. The cache expires automatically — typically within 5–30 minutes — ensuring you always see fresh intelligence. Your API settings are stored only in your own browser's local storage and never transmitted anywhere.