Eastern U.S. in a record-breaking ‘Freezer’
NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of the snow-covered eastern U.S. that looks like the states have been sitting in a freezer.
Leidy Glacier in Greenland
Leidy Glacier located in the northwest corner of Greenland, is fed by ice from the Academy Glacier (upstream and inland). Image taken by Terra satellite.
NASA’s Earth Photo of the Year
The winning image of the NASA’s Earth Photo of the Year, is the Canary Islands was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s
Rare Middle Eastern Snow
A rare winter storm dropped snow across much of the Middle East between December 10 and 13, 2013. The image of the snow after the
Infrared Tornado’s Path
On May 20, 2013, central Oklahoma was devastated by a EF-5 tornado, the most severe on the enhanced Fujita scale. The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission
Richat Structure in the Sahara Desert
The Richat Structure in the Sahara Desert of Mauritania is clearly visible from space because it is nearly 50 kilometers across. Previously thought to be
Beijing’s Record-Breaking Air Pollution
Residents of Beijing and many other cities in China, facing a record-breaking air pollution, were warned to stay inside in mid-January 2013. It’s one of the
City Lights of Australia, or Not?
Two weeks ago, we published a new map of the Earth at night. Astute readers noticed lights in areas that were thought to be uninhabited.
NASA Earth As Art
NASA Earth As Art eBook celebrates Earth’s aesthetic beauty in the patterns, shapes, colors, and textures of the land, oceans, ice, and atmosphere. The book
Betsiboka River in Madagascar
Captured by a NASA satellite, the scene shows where the salty waters of the Mozambique Channel mingle with freshwater outflow from the island’s Betsiboka River
