Earth Observation
A Trilogy of Tremendous Volcanoes
[/caption] You like volcanoes? We've got volcanoes! Three recent images from space show some tremendous volcanoes on Earth. This very…
Time-Lapse Satellite View of Growing Oil Spill
We've featured many aerial satellite images of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, here on Universe Today, but this time-lapse video…
Satellite Images Show Oil Slick on the Move Towards Florida, Possibly East Coast of US
[/caption] Confirming some of the worst fears about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, satellite images…
NASA Technology Helping in Oil Spill Response
An advanced optical sensor built by the Jet Propulsion Lab is flying aboard a NASA research aircraft to help monitor…
Latest Satellite Images of Oil Spill
[/caption] NASA's Aqua satellite flew over the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico on May 4, at 18:50 UTC,…
Satellite Captures Wall of Dust Moving Across Sahara
[/caption] Wow -- this looks HUGE from orbit -- can you imagine standing out in the Sahara Desert and seeing…
Incredible Images of Iceland Volcano from Just a Few Kilometers Away
[/caption] Astronomer Snaevarr Gudmundsson from Iceland was able to travel to within just a few kilometers from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano,…
Spectacular Footage, Satellite Images of Eyjafjallajokull Volcano in Iceland
A volcano under a glacier in Iceland erupted Wednesday, melting ice, shooting smoke and steam into the air and forcing…
Unmanned Robo-Plane Makes First Science Observations
The Global Hawk is a robotic plane that can fly autonomously to study Earth's atmosphere, and can get to the…
Best “Blue Marble” Images Yet
[/caption] The Goddard Space Flight Center has a Flickr account showcasing a series of images of our own home planet.…