Earth Observation
Satellite Captures Unusual “Cloud Streets”
[/caption] I love looking at unusual cloud formations, and these have to be some of the most intriguing. These long,…
Another AMAZING Space Station Timelapse — with Aurora
What more can we say? The view from the International Space Station is incredible, and this latest time-lapse sequence of…
An Iceberg Caught in the Act of Forming
An airborne ‘eye in the sky’ has provided unprecedented views and details of a massive iceberg calving from its parent…
Satellite Image of the ‘Snowtober’ Storm
[/caption] An unusual October storm dumped wet heavy snow across much of the Northeast US over the weekend, as much…
NASA’s New Climate and Weather Satellite Launches
The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project, or NPP, launched successfully on a Delta 2 rocket early today…
Next Generation Climate and Weather Satellite Ready for Friday Launch
A new satellite that will test key technologies and instruments for the next generation of climate and weather-monitoring satellites is…
As the World Burns: Satellites Watch Fires Around the World
NASA put out this video last week and we missed covering it, but this is a very interesting little video…
Video: Huge Hurricane Rina Seen from the Space Station
"It's a big one!" said International Space Station commander Mike Fossum as the space station flew over Hurricane Rina at…
From the Land of Ice and Snow
[/caption] Views from the window of NASA's DC-8 reveal sweeping expanses of ice and rock as part of the ongoing 2011…
Best-Ever Topographic Map of Earth from NASA and Japan
[/caption]NASA and Japan recently announced a new and improved digital topographic map of Earth, which was produced with detailed measurements…