Time Capsule

In 1972 NASA launched the first in a series of satellites (including Landsat 4, right, active in the 1980s and early ’90s) to perpetually orbit Earth and show in intricate detail how its surface changes over time. Working with the space agency, the U.S. Geological Survey’s Landsat program has accumulated a stunning catalog of images. Google got involved in 2009 and began the painstaking work of cleaning up those images and turning them into readable video footage. The project documents profound changes in our planet, from deforestation to urbanization, and was shared exclusively with TIME. Senior editor Jonathan Woods led the 11-month-long effort that involved 21 people from TIME’s website, photo, design and development teams. To see their work, go to time.com/timelapse

A CRUCIAL FIRST STEP ON EXCESSIVE MEDICAL BILLS

On May 8, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that the Administration had released a list of prices charged by hospitals nationwide for the 100 most common inpatient treatment services. The list reveals massive discrepancies in what consumers are charged for similar procedures at different hospitals. HHS told Time that it released this information in part in response to our March 4 cover story, “Bitter Pill,” a months-long investigation by Steven Brill on the cost of U.S. health care. Brill applauded the effort as an important first step in making the health care industry more transparent. Time will continue to pursue this important story with a series of additional reports on Time.com in June and July.

THE ME ME ME GENERATION

Our coverage of the millennial generation, which grew up online, continues online. Go to Time.com for multimedia coverage, including TIME’s “How Millennial Are You?” quiz; video of 41-year-old Joel Stein, author of the cover story, trying to live by millennial rules; and a poll in which you can vote for the most promising millennials among 25 luminaries, including those shown below.

Jennifer Lawrence

LeBron James

Justin Bieber

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