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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.
Testing Begins for Katalyst-NASA Swift Boost Mission
2026.04.17
On April 14, engineers from Katalyst Space Technologies arrived at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, to begin environmental tests of the company’s LINK robotic servicing spacecraft in preparation for its launch later this year.
Spring Rains Saturate Michigan
2026.04.17
Above-normal precipitation has swollen rivers and damaged infrastructure statewide.
Eyeing the Richat Structure
2026.04.16
The circular geologic feature in northwestern Africa can be hard to recognize from the ground, but it is obvious when viewed from space.
NASA’s Webb Redefines Dividing Line Between Planets, Stars
2026.04.14
Planets, like those in our solar system, form in a bottom-up process where small bits of rock and ice clump together and grow larger over time. But the heftier the planet, the harder it is to explain its formation that way. Astronomers used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to examine 29 Cygni b, an object […]
Super Typhoon Sinlaku
2026.04.14
The violent storm aimed at the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam in mid-April 2026.
Hubble Spies an Active Spiral
2026.04.13
A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. IC 486 lies right on the edge of the constellation Gemini (the Twins), around 380 million light-years from Earth. Classified as a barred spiral galaxy, […]
NASA Night-light Imagery Tracks US Energy Transition, Global Volatility
2026.04.13
New nighttime maps based on NASA satellite imagery are upending assumptions, revealing a world where artificial brightening and dimming have intensified over the past decade.
Megaberg Ends Its Long Odyssey at Sea
2026.04.13
Antarctic Iceberg A-23A’s journey ends in fragmentation in the South Atlantic Ocean, after a 40-year lifespan documented by satellites.
Earthset From the Lunar Far Side
2026.04.10
The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission captured extraordinary images of our home planet during their journey around the far side of the Moon.
Snow in the Shadow of the Andes
2026.04.09
An early autumn storm left higher elevations in southern Argentina with a fresh and fleeting coat of white.
A Volcanic Medley Near Mammoth Lakes
2026.04.08
A massive, old caldera and more recently formed craters shape the landscape in the eastern Sierra Nevada.
Drought Parches Florida
2026.04.07
The state was unusually dry for much of 2025, but the intensity of the drought has ratcheted up since January 2026.
Faster Detection of Forest Loss
2026.04.06
Scientists pioneered a new system that combines data from multiple Earth-observing satellites to identify forest clearing up to 100 days earlier than current methods.
Barents Sea Tied to Low Arctic Sea Ice
2026.04.03
Patches of open water in the region contributed to low sea ice extent across the Arctic in March 2026, which tied with the lowest maximum observed in the satellite record.
Release of MLS collection version 6 products
2026.04.02
The GES DISC announced the release of Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) Version 6, notably with improved Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) retrievals.
Réunion Island Lava Reaches the Sea
2026.04.02
The February 2026 eruption at Piton de la Fournaise has lasted longer and produced a larger volume of lava than recent eruptions from this frequently active volcano.
Notes from the Field - Sailing for Science: A 50-Day Mission to Study the Southern Ocean
2026.04.01
For 50 days during the 2026 Austral summer (January to March), the PlanktoSpace team of 18 scientists, crew members, and passengers set sail on a unique mission.
March of the Harmattan
2026.04.01
Strong winds in March 2026 carried Saharan dust across northwestern Africa and toward the Canary Islands, reducing visibility and prompting alerts.
Landsat Reveals Reservoir Changes and Bathymetry
2026.03.31
Landsat’s long data record helps reveal reservoir structure and dynamics across the globe based on two studies that provide water and land managers with unprecedented tools for resource management and planning.
Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands
2026.03.31
Dry, warm, and windy conditions across the U.S. Great Plains led to extreme fire activity in March 2026.
Seeing Blue During Schirmacher’s Summer Melt Season
2026.03.30
A network of meltwater lakes and drainage channels made an Antarctic ice shelf known for its blue ice areas even bluer.
Version 7.0 MODIS Calibrated Radiances and Geolocation Data Products Now Available
2026.03.27
LAADS DAAC released the MODIS Collection 7 Level 1 products (Terra and Aqua) (LPM-2619), including eight product landing pages, a User Guide, Radiometric Calibration ATBD, and Geolocation ATBD.
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