Earth Observation
Astounding Satellite Views of the Puyehue-Cordón Ash Plume
[/caption] An incredible amount of ash is being spewed from the erupting Puyehue-Cordón Volcano Complex in Chile. This image, taken…
Aquarius Satellite Launches to Observe Earth’s Oceans
A picture-perfect launch on a Delta II rocket from Vandeberg Air Force Base in California sent the newest satellite into…
Joplin, Missouri Tornado Seen From Space
This video from NOAA's GOES geostationary satellite shows the development of the supercell storm that produced the devastating tornado that…
Coming Soon – Night Shining Noctilucent Clouds
[/caption] Soon you may see an eerie spectacle on clear summer nights if you are located at latitudes between 50°…
The View from 100,000 Feet
I love these student projects that send a camera via a balloon high in the atmosphere to film the view…
New Satellite Will ‘Taste’ Earth’s Salty Seas from Orbit
[/caption] From a JPL press release: Final preparations are under way for the June 9 launch of the international Aquarius/SAC-D…
Mississippi River Flooding As Seen from the Space Station
[/caption] Big Muddy, as the Mississippi River is known, looks especially big and muddy these days with record flooding occurring…
Satellite Imagery Shows How Tornadoes Slashed Across Alabama, Mississippi
[/caption] Some extraordinary satellite and radar imagery shows how the deadly tornado supercell slashed through Alabama and Mississippi last week,…
Satellite Captures 3-D View of Violent Storms that Ravaged the US on April 27-28
[/caption] NASA’s Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite captured 3-D images of severe thunderstorms that were spawning tornadoes over the…
GOCE Data Close Up: Around the World in Lumpy, Geoidy 3-D
[/caption] Grab your red/cyan 3-D glasses and take a look at these marvelous new anaglyphs created by Nathanial Burton-Bradford from…