Between 2010 and 2018, a large lava lake bubbled and spattered within Kilauea’s summit caldera.…
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.
Mines across the United States churn out all kinds of minerals, from potash to iron…
In early April 2020, satellites observed several wildfires in northern Ukraine around the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Hundreds…
Surrounded by lush vegetation and rare butterflies, the San Rafael Waterfall was one of the…
A single desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) can consume its body weight in vegetation in one…
This image of star trails was compiled from time-lapse photography taken by NASA astronaut Christina…
Deep below the ocean’s surface, huge eddies are often formed. The depths have their own…