Tour the Australian state’s diverse landscapes and waterscapes.
Seasonal rains along the White Nile and Blue Nile can cause widespread devastation when the rivers overflow.
Landsat satellites have enabled numerous applications in diverse fields, including the monitoring of global agriculture and food security applications.
Published Sep 23, 2021 in Notes From the Field
Sea ice covered more area this summer compared to recent years, but it was also much thinner.
Published Sep 23, 2021
Patchworks and swirls of color adorn the eastern coast of the South Island.
Published Sep 22, 2021
Few craters are as large, or as old, as this impact structure in southeastern Ontario, Canada.
Published Sep 20, 2021
The small tidal island provides a bounty of oysters and salt.
Published Sep 19, 2021
In the midst of another brutal fire season, several of California’s natural treasures have also been threatened.
Published Sep 16, 2021
The slow-moving storm has been pulling in tropical moisture.
Published Sep 15, 2021Image of the Day Atmosphere Water Severe Storms Remote Sensing
A grass fire in southwestern Botswana raced through the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in August.
Published Sep 15, 2021
The remnants of Hurricane Larry dropped abundant snowfall on Greenland just as the summer melt season was coming to an end.
Published Sep 15, 2021
Ice that carved a network of valleys 300 million years ago has long since disappeared, but the original shapes of the valleys remain.
Published Sep 14, 2021
Shadows accentuate the topography in and around Ulaagchinii Khar Nuur in Mongolia.
Published Sep 13, 2021
In addition to making rain and snow, clouds can have a warming or cooling influence depending on their altitude, type, and when they form. These maps show what fraction of an area was cloudy each month.
Federal and state agencies and private companies are working to find and contain oil leaks in the Gulf of Mexico.
Published Sep 10, 2021
12 months of high-resolution global true color satellite imagery.
Published Oct 13, 2005
Chlorophyll is used by algae and other phytoplankton--the grass of the sea--to convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into sugars. These maps show chlorophyll concentrations in the ocean, revealing where phytoplankton are thriving.
When fuels such as coal, wood, and oil burn incompletely, they produce carbon monoxide. The gas is spread by winds and circulation. These maps show monthly averages of CO in the lower atmosphere.
The potent storm in the Western Pacific intensified from a tropical depression to a super typhoon in less than 48 hours.
Published Sep 9, 2021
50 Years. 9 million scenes. One champion.
Published Sep 7, 2021
Engineer Andy Hynous is back in the saddle in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, where NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program is making flights for the fall 2021 balloon campaign.
Published Sep 2, 2021 in Notes From the Field
Scientists are pleased with the compelling images and data collected by a shoebox sized satellite.
Published Aug 31, 2021 in Earth Matters
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a different part of the world? What would the weather be like? What kinds of animals would you see? Which plants live there? By investigating these questions, you are learning about biomes.
Published Aug 28, 2020
Find out what it takes to be a space photographer on the International Space Station (ISS), play a data detective game and build your landform recognition skills like an astronaut.
Published Aug 25, 2021 in EO Kids
Summer is beach season in the northern hemisphere. But even if you're a regular at your local swimming hole, you probably haven't seen too many beaches from this perspective. See the satellite and space-station views of various shorelines from across the United States. No sunblock necessary.
Published Jul 22, 2021
What do you do when presented with a new satellite image? Here's what the Earth Observatory team does to understand the view.
Published Nov 18, 2013
These maps depict anomalies in land surface temperatures (LSTs); that is, how much hotter or cooler a region was compared to the long-term average. LST anomalies can indicate heat waves or cold spells.
Clouds can be a nuisance when scientists are trying to observe features on Earth's surface. But at other times, clouds are exactly what they want to see. These images highlight some of the more unusual and beautiful clouds observed in recent years from space.
Published Jun 21, 2021
Sea salt, volcanic ash, dust, wildfire smoke, and industrial pollution are types of airborne aerosols. Natural aerosols tend to be larger than human-made aerosols. These maps show when and where aerosols come from nature, humans, or both.
Since 1999, Earth Observatory has published images and stories from all over our planet. Now you can explore more than 11,000 images in a different way: by location.
Published Jun 2, 2021
These maps depict monthly total rainfall around the world. Rainfall is the primary source of fresh water for humans, plants, and animals. Rain also moves heat between the atmosphere, oceans, and land.
NASA has a unique vantage point for observing the beauty and wonder of Earth and for making sense of it. The images in this book tell a story of a 4.5-billion-year-old planet where there is always something new to see.
Published Apr 28, 2021
Satellite images of Earth at night have been a curiosity for the public and a tool of fundamental research for at least 25 years. They have provided a broad, beautiful picture, showing how humans have shaped the planet and lit up the darkness.
Published Apr 12, 2017
For 20 years, astronauts have been shooting photos of Earth from the space station. Like everything the astronauts do, they are trained for this job. And like everything they do, there is purpose and intention behind it.
Published Feb 8, 2021
