A volcanic eruption gave birth to a new island, and a NASA satellite saw it from space (photo)

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From its orbit around Earth NASA's Landsat-9 has spotted a newly birthed island off the coast of Japan. The island was forged in fire on Oct.30 when an underwater volcanic eruption rocked the Pacific.

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Google Earth shows steam in that location a year ago, can be seen on the sea floor in an image from 3-20-18.