Earth Observation
Volcanoes Helped Slow Ocean Warming Trend
The June 12, 1991 eruption column from Mount Pinatubo, Philippines. Image credit: Richard P. Hoblitt/USGS Click to enlarge Ocean temperatures…
2005 Was the Hottest Year
Did 2005 feel like a scorcher? Well, you're right. According to NASA researchers, 2005 was the warmest year for planet…
Satellites on a Budget – High Altitude Balloons
Paul Verhage has some pictures that you'd swear were taken from space. And they were. Amateur Radio High Altitude Ballooning…
Greenland is Melting Faster
NASA's Grace Earth observation satellite has created the first, comprehensive survey of the entire Greenland ice sheet. The spacecraft found…
Northern Lights on the Move
For more than 400 years, the Earth's magnetic North pole was in a roughly stable position, but now it's on…
Smaller Ozone Hole This Year
The ozone hole that developed above Antarctica looks smaller this year than previous years, based on observations from NASA's Aura…
New View of Space Weather Cold Fronts
Scientists from NASA and the National Science Foundation have created a new way to view the Earth's atmosphere during space…
Oxygen Levels on Earth Rose Gradually
The rise of complex life on Earth matches the appearance of oxygen in the atmosphere, and new evidence from University…
Venus Express Photographs the Earth and Moon
Now on its way to our nearest planetary neighbour, Venus Express tested its VIRTIS optics system by taking pictures of…
Early Earth Had Continents
Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder think they've found evidence that the very early Earth had continents soon…