The inclined equatorial orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) limits astronauts to nadir views of Earth—looking straight down from the spacecraft—between approximately 52 degrees
In August 2010, the Petermann Glacier along the northwestern coast of Greenland calved an ice island roughly four times the size of Manhattan. Nearly a
On March 29, 2011, Operation IceBridge flew between deep canyons and over glaciers along the northwest coast of Greenland. IceBridge, now in its third year,
Lots of people think of the Arctic as just a flat expanse of white. This couldn’t be further from the truth. There are all sorts
Very favorite for the stereotypes of the German photographer Olaf Otto Becker with landscapes and portraits of Iceland or Greenland. A series entitled “Above Zero”
Along Greenland’s western coast, a small field of glaciers surrounds Baffin Bay. Image credit: NASA/Landsat
Meltwater has carved a canyon 150 feet (45 meters) deep. Photograph J. Balog
Some Greenland glaciers run slower in warm summers than cooler ones, meaning the icecap may be more resistant to warming than previously thought.
