The world’s largest solar farm, an overflowing dam, and other amazing images of the week

Newsworthy eye candy

By Mark D. Kaufman

Posted on Feb 18, 2017 12:12 AM EST

Longyangxia Dam Solar Park
The Ehang 184 passenger drone
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The Antarctic ice sheet is growing weaker, and NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite continues to capture images showing massive chunks of the Pine Island Glacier breaking off into the sea. This one shows a cracked slab around one mile long heading for the ocean. NASA calls this “tiny” compared to a 2015 event in which a 225-square-mile iceberg calved into the water. Another Antarctic ice crack – over 70 miles long – has also generated a lot of attention recently, and it’s certainly one to watch: If it breaks off, it will be an iceberg the size of Delaware.
Long necks and live birth
The overflowing Oroville Dam