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America’s Emerald Isle
2026.05.13
Beaver Island is one in a string of verdant and scenic jewels in a northern Lake Michigan archipelago.
Color Off the Mid-Atlantic Coast
2026.05.11
Something is brewing in shallow waters offshore of Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia.
Tracy Arm’s Post-Tsunami Landscape
2026.05.08
A landslide-triggered tsunami stripped vegetation from the shore of the glacial fjord in summer 2025.
A Sea of Spinning Clouds
2026.05.07
Icy, isolated Peter I Island stirred up a show in the atmosphere off the West Antarctic coast.
Ahuachapán and Its Restive Neighbors
2026.05.05
From a geothermal hotspot to the one-time “Lighthouse of the Pacific,” the heat is on beneath the volcanic landscape of western El Salvador.
Record-Setting Retreat of Hektoria Glacier
2026.05.04
Scientists relied on satellite data to understand how the Antarctic glacier lost so much ice so rapidly.
NASA Aircraft Studies Tiny Particles with Atmospheric Impacts
2026.05.01
Scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have turned to one of NASA’s high-altitude research planes to characterize a population of tiny particles in Earth’s lower stratosphere. Despite their small size, the study shows, the particles appear to play an outsized role in atmospheric chemistry.
Cyclone Rains Spur Papua New Guinea Landslides
2026.05.01
Heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Maila triggered a deadly landslide in the mountains of East New Britain.
Fires Rage in Georgia
2026.04.29
Firefighters are battling two destructive blazes in the southern part of the state as drought grips the U.S. Southeast.
Fiery Fall Color in Southern Chile
2026.04.28
The beech forests of southern Patagonia put on vibrant autumn displays.
Kicking off Development of New Earth Observation Solutions
2026.04.27
The Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) works to identify and address the Earth observation needs of civilian federal agencies. SNWG is launching its latest biennial survey to identify needs, while also reporting progress on previous solutions.
Snow Is Scarce in the Upper Colorado Basin
2026.04.27
The mountains of Utah and Colorado are among the areas of the western U.S. that are low on snow and facing water worries in spring 2026.
An Agricultural Mosaic in Taiwan
2026.04.24
Diversity reigns across the farmland of Yunlin County in southwestern Taiwan—a region that produces an array of crops on small farms.
Unleash the Force of Lidar with the OBIWAN API to Understand Global Ecosystem Dynamics
2026.04.22
This NASA ARSET training program teaches participants to process data from the Global Ecosystems Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) instrument in the Online Biomass Inference using Waveforms and iNventory (OBIWAN) API to map vegetation structure.
A Spaceship Called Earth
2026.04.22
With NASA’s “Your Name in Landsat” online interactive, users can type in their name, then view and export the graphic of that name spelled out in Earth features found in Landsat images.
Earth Day 2026
2026.04.22
In 2026, NASA is showcasing how our ability to see and study Earth from space has advanced from the earliest missions to the moon to the latest Artemis flyby. No matter how far we travel, the journey starts here.
Advancing Earth Observation at NASA Since Release of Earthrise Photo
2026.04.22
“On Earth Day, we are reminded of the extraordinary responsibility we share to understand our planet,” said NASA Administrator Isaacman. “NASA’s Earth science missions continue to deliver critical data that strengthen communities, support industries like agriculture, and help the nation anticipate and respond to wildfires, droughts, flooding, ...
Going Beyond 2D: GPM Observations of Typhoon Sinlaku
2026.04.21
In April 2026, Typhoon Sinlaku impacted the Pacific Islands of Guam, Saipan, and Tinian. As the storm approached the islands and made landfall, NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement mission (GPM) satellite and multi-satellite data-processing algorithms gave insights into the rain that fell from this powerful storm. Now, learn how GPM ...
New NASA Views of Earth, From (S)PACE
2026.04.21
To dig into the mysteries of our planet Earth, NASA has a fleet of satellites in orbit, gathering data around the clock. Join one of these satellites — the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem satellite (PACE), which launched in February 2024 — to explore its unique views of our home planet’s ocean, atmosphere, and land surfaces.
A School of Mud Volcano Islands in Azerbaijan
2026.04.21
The tadpole-shaped islands along the Absheron Peninsula were born by explosive mud volcano eruptions and reshaped by erosion.
Thailand’s Krabi Coast
2026.04.20
The coastal province features striking tropical karst landscapes and sandy beaches alongside a mix of natural land cover and developed areas.
Powerful Typhoon Sinlaku strikes the Northern Marianas
2026.04.17
After rapidly intensifying over the western Pacific, Super Typhoon Sinlaku bore down on the Northern Marianas with the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) reporting maximum sustained winds of around 175 mph before eventually striking the islands of Saipan and Tinian as a Category 4 typhoon.
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