Satellites watch an escaping Antarctic iceberg | Space photo of the day for Oct. 28, 2026

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Iceberg A-81 escaping the Weddell Sea and drifting near the edge of South Georgia's underwater shelf. The image was captured on Oct. 20, 2026. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison)

An iceberg has quickly escaped from the Weddell Sea in Antarctica, on its way to an icy new destination.

What is it?

As captured by a satellite in orbit, the Antarctic iceberg A-81 has quite quickly (for an iceberg) parted ways from its icy home, breaking off to drift toward a shallow underwater sh...

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