Satellites Detect Glowing Oceans From Orbit
On some moonless nights, the sea doesn’t go dark – it glows. For centuries, sailors traded stories of vast “milky seas,” swaths of water shining like frosted glass, and science could only shrug. Now, satellites are catching these nocturnal displays in the act, turning rumor into data-rich reality. Low-light sensors are tracing luminous blooms the ...
