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Landsat 8 satellite image of the Neuquén Basin

The Geologic Wonder of the Neuquén Basin

10.19.2018
The distinctive sedimentary rock formations in west-central Argentina make for a geological and paleontological wonderland.
January - September Monthly Average Evapotranspiration maps for Pakistan

Smart Phones Bring Smart Irrigation

10.18.2018
A project using NASA satellite data helps reduce overwatering and enhances crop yields for Pakistani farmers.
Satellite image of plume of dusty glacial flour streaming from Greenland

Glacier Flour in Greenland Skies

10.17.2018
Satellites captured a rare image of a plume of dusty glacial flour streaming from eastern Greenland.
data visualization of where lights went out in Panama City, Florida.

Lights Out in Michael’s Wake

10.16.2018
The powerful storm knocked out power across the southeast U.S., as seen by a NOAA-NASA satellite.
Suomi NPP satellite image of Tropical Storm Tara

Tara (Eastern Pacific Ocean) 2018

10.15.2018
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite found newly developed Tropical Storm Tara affecting the western coast of Mexico.
Landsat 8 satellite image draped over SRTM elevation data of northern Utah

Autumn Comes to Ogden

10.15.2018
Deciduous trees in northern Utah paint the mountains in shades of red, orange, yellow, and purple.
Photo of NASA P3 aircraft on tarmac

African Smoke-Cloud Connection Target of NASA Airborne Flights

10.12.2018
The ORACLES mission is gathering data on how aerosols such as smoke affect clouds and in turn Earth's climate.
A photo of a coastal polynya near the Filchner Ice Shelf in Antarctica

Operation IceBridge, ICESat-2 Join Forces To Survey Antarctica

10.12.2018
NASA’s decade-long airborne survey of polar ice, Operation IceBridge, is once again probing Antarctica, but this year is different: it is the first time that the IceBridge team and instruments survey the frozen continent while NASA’s brand-new ICESat-2 studies it from space.
Night satellite image of Florida

Hurricane Michael's Path of Power Outages Seen by Satellite

10.12.2018
Hurricane Michael's path caused a swath of power outages as it tore through the panhandle of Florida.
MISR camera views of Hurricane Michael

All Eyes on Hurricane Michael

10.11.2018
Hurricane Michael plowed into the Florida panhandle Wednesday, Oct. 10, as a major Category 4 storm -- the strongest hurricane ever to hit that region.
Satellite image of fires and smoke in Botswana

Fires Around the Maikaeleo Forest Reserve in Botswana

10.11.2018
Patches of black and brown, scorched earth and pale gray wispy trailing lines of smoke surround the Maikaelelo Forest Reserve in Botswana in this false-color image from October 11, 2018.
Suomi NPP infrared satellite image of Hurricane Michael

Update: Michael (Gulf of Mexico) 2018

10.10.2018
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite obtained an infrared view of Hurricane Michael in the Gulf of Mexico on Oct. 10 at 0732 UTC (2:32 a.m. CDT). At the time, Michael was a Category 4 hurricane.
Satellite image of actively burning fires in Papua and Papua New Guinea

Papua and Papua New Guinea Experience High Numbers of Wildfires

10.10.2018
Both the northernmost province of Indonesia of Papua, and the country of Papua New Guinea are experiencing a very high number of wildfires.
Artist concept of Terra satellite in orbit

NASA’s Terra Satellite Celebrates 100,000 Orbits

10.10.2018
More than 400 miles above Earth, a satellite the size of a school bus is earning its frequent flyer miles. On Oct. 6, NASA’s Terra completed 100,000 orbits around Earth. Terra, which launched Dec. 18, 1999, is projected to continue operation into the 2020s.
Suomi NPP satellite image of Tropical Storm Titli

Titli (Northern Indian Ocean) 2018

10.10.2018
Tropical Cyclone Titli formed late on Oct. 9 and continued to strengthen as it moved through the Northern Indian Ocean toward the Indian continent.
Aqua satellite infrared image of Tropical Cyclone Luban

Luban (Northern Indian Ocean) 2018

10.09.2018
Luban formed on Oct. 8 in the Arabian Sea, Northern Indian Ocean and threatens Oman.
Photo of Verity Flower

Verity Flower Uses Satellite Data to Study Volcanoes

10.09.2018
I’m the resident volcanologist in our lab. I use satellite data to study volcanic eruptions.
Landsat 8 image of lava pouring from Holuhraun in Iceland

Flood Basalts on Mars and Iceland

10.09.2018
A team of NASA scientists headed to Holuhraun because the volcano has geologic cousins on Mars.
Suomi NPP satellite image of newly formed Tropical Storm Nadine

Nadine (East Atlantic Ocean)

10.09.2018
NASA sees the development of Eastern Atlantic Tropical Storm Nadine.
Suomi NPP satellite image of a cloud hovering over Earth’s surface at night.

An Outflow Boundary—Not a Jellyfish—Over Africa

10.06.2018
The peculiar curved shape of this cloud over Mali is the product of a phenomenon associated with thunderstorms.
Map of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan's summer NDVI anomaly

Early Warnings for Crop Failures

10.05.2018
he Crop Monitor for Early Warning provides scientific alerts for countries that may be in danger of low crop yields.
Section of 3-D visualization of Hurricane Maria

Dive Into a 360-View of Hurricane Maria

10.04.2018
This 3-D visualization of Hurricane Maria reveals the processes inside the 2017 storm that would fuel its intensification from a category 1 to 5 storm within 24 hours.
Satellite image of Pisa Province wildfire

End of Season Wildfire in Tuscany, Italy

10.04.2018
At the end of the summer wildfire season for Italy a large fire in the Tuscany region (Pisa Province) broke out on September 24, 2018.
Map of Precipitable Water over North America

Rosa’s Rainfall

10.04.2018
Remnants of Hurricane Rosa delivered heavy rain and caused flash floods in northwestern Mexico and the U.S. Southwest.
Photo of NASA aircraft on tarmac

NASA Airborne Team Surveys Flooding from Hurricane Florence

10.04.2018
In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, which struck the Carolinas on Sept. 14 causing widespread damage, NASA quickly deployed a sophisticated airborne radar to give disaster response agencies a much-needed view of floodwaters that continued to threaten the region.
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