Satellite images reveal the world's top secret military bases

Google satellite images reveal Area 51, the most mysterious military base on the planet in Nevada, USA, has been significantly expanded after 32 years.

Area 51 in a 1984 Google Earth photo. Photo: Google.

Google's Timelapse app allows users to relive the 32 years of construction of Area 51, the top-secret US military base, in just a few seconds. The base has been significantly expanded and upgraded since 1984.

Satellite images released by Google show the first runway for aircraft becoming wider while another runway is being built to the east. The US government has also focused on building the northern end of the base, where engineers have been digging into the mountain for years.

Area 51, a military testing facility in Nevada, USA, located in a remote desert, sandwiched between a dry lake bed and a mountain, is one of the most curious places on the planet, according to UPI. Civilian aircraft are prohibited from flying within 37 x 40 km of the base. UFOlogists and conspiracy theorists believe the base stores top-secret alien technology.

Area 51 is significantly expanded in Google's updated 2016 high-resolution imagery. Photo: Google.

Area 51 is where many famous military aircraft such as the U-2 spy plane, SR-71 Blackbird, and F-117A stealth fighter were developed and tested. Images of Area 51 are extremely rare due to the fences of armed guards guarding the base. Nearby locations that can overlook the base, such as Freedom Ridge and White Sides, are also off-limits to the public.

Google first released timelapse images of Earth in 2013, providing a panoramic view of the changing planet. The images were originally collected for Landsat, a joint project between the US Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA. The company combined 2,068,467 images, or 909 terabytes of data, with Google Earth technology to find a high-resolution image of every location on Earth for every year since 1984.

According to VNE