Earth Observation
Early Earth Wasn’t So Hellish
Most geologists believe that the early history of our planet was an extreme, "hellish" environment, under constant bombardment from asteroids,…
Massive B-15A Iceberg Breaks Up
After 5 years afloat, the gigantic B-15A iceberg has broken up off the coast of Antarctica's Cape Adare. This image…
Greenland’s Ice Sheet is Growing
After gathering data on Greenland for more than a decade, ESA scientists have reported that the island's ice sheet is…
Hurricane Wilma Becomes a Record Setting Cat 5
Just a few days ago, Wilma was a tropical storm, but now it has exploded into a Category 5 hurricane…
Studying the Health of the Great Barrier Reef from Space
Australian researchers are using ESA's Envisat Earth Observation Satellite to peer down and help judge the health of the Great…
Was There a Slushball Earth?
With the "Snowball Earth" hypothesis, scientists have proposed that our planet was once encased under a thick layer of ice…
Satellite Picture of Hurricane Rita
The European Space Agency's Envisat satellite took this photo of Hurricane Rita on September 22, 2005 as it was passing…
Methane Release Raised Earth Temperatures 180 Million Years Ago
Researchers from Open University have uncovered that the Earth suffered a sudden, severe period of global warming approximately 180 million…
Two Weather Satellites About to Launch
NASA has two new Earth Observation satellites in the final stages of preparation before their launch: CloudSat and Calipso. The…
Early Atmosphere Looked Very Different From Today
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have used primitive meteorites called chondrites to develop a model of the Earth's…