Moving at eight kilometers (five miles) per second, the International Space Station (ISS) circles our…
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.
The 2019-20 winter in Europe was the warmest on record, with little snow. The spring…
A day after the summer solstice, a new Moon passed in front of the Sun…
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In 2008, atmospheric scientist Santiago Gassó authored a study that highlighted abnormally bright trails of…
As the 2019–2020 summer brought record heat to Australia, New South Wales appeared to be…
On the afternoon of June 13, 2020, a vehicle fire near the intersection of Bush…
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is off to a busy start. By the first week…
After a cold winter, a shift in weather patterns has unleashed a blast of early…
In early February 2020, scientists using NASA and European satellites detected a significant reduction in…
On May 17, 2020, heavy rain began pouring over the Tri-Cities region of central Michigan…
Using a combination of satellite sensors, scientists recently found that Denman Glacier has been retreating…
“As you take this constant drumbeat of new information and research in, remember that this…
Between 2010 and 2018, a large lava lake bubbled and spattered within Kilauea’s summit caldera.…
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…