On August 4, 2020, a devastating explosion rocked the port area around Beirut, Lebanon. After…
Browsing: NASA Earth Observatory
The NASA Earth Observatory is a premier online platform launched by NASA in 1999 to share satellite imagery, maps, and data-driven visualizations that showcase our planet’s dynamic systems. Designed to inform the public and support educators, scientists, and policymakers, the site covers a wide range of Earth science topics including climate change, natural disasters, land use, and atmospheric conditions. With regularly updated imagery from NASA’s fleet of Earth-observing satellites, the Earth Observatory offers compelling insights into both long-term environmental trends and real-time global events.
This photograph, taken by an astronaut from the International Space Station (ISS), captures the bright…
Scientists are using satellite data to map ground surface changes in the aftermath of the…
Abnormally warm temperatures have spawned an intense fire season in eastern Siberia this summer. Satellite…
On August 2, 2020, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 17 (GOES-17) acquired this image of…
Because the atmosphere is about 100 times thinner and less dense than on Earth, weather…
The winding Mississippi River historically has been used to define many state lines in the…
Each summer, parts of the Arctic Ocean and peripheral seas lose their ice cover and…
You may not be able to travel to Jezero Crater on Mars, but you can…
In 400 BC, the renowned Greek physician Hippocrates offered the earliest known account of a…
Rainfall that accompanies Asia’s summer monsoon plays an important role in the region’s economy by…
In July 2020, the Eastern Pacific experienced its first major hurricane of the year. After…
Since the start of Asia’s summer monsoon season on June 1, 2020, excessive rainfall has…
Less than two months into hurricane season, the Atlantic basin has already produced six named…
On July 17, 2020, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured this natural-color…
Look up toward the stars this month, and you just might spot the brightest comet…
When the usually chilly Great Lakes feel like bath water, you know it has been…
In southern South America, clouds often rule the skies. But in June 2020, just the…