Earth
New South Pole Marker Honors Planets, Pluto, and Armstrong
The new geographic South Pole marker that stands at 90º S latitude. (Credit: Jeffrey Donenfeld) Because the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station…
AR1654 is a Monster Sunspot. (And It’s Aiming Our Way.)
Active Region 1654 on the Sun's western limb, seen by SDO on Jan. 11 (NASA/SDO/HMI team. Diagram by J. Major.)…
What Craters on the Moon Teach Us About Earth
When the Moon was receiving its highest number of impacts, so was Earth. Credit: Dan Durda Some questions about our…
Astronaut Captures Incredible Images of Australian Bush Fires
Intense wild fires, or bush fires as they are called in Australia, are burning out of control across southeast Australia…
Stunning View from Orbit: Dramatic Volcanoes at Dawn
A stunning view from orbit! Astronaut Chris Hadfield captured this shot of the volcanoes of Kamchatka in Russia. “Volcanoes look…
The Most Remote Workplace on Earth
ESA's Proba-1 satellite imaged the French-Italian Concordia base on November 21, 2012 (ESA) Located in one of the loneliest locations on…
What Earth Looked like on 12/12/12
Earth, as seen by the GOES15 satellite on December 12, 2012. Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project/Dennis Chesters Although we don’t subscribe…
“Overview:” The Perspective-Altering Effect of Seeing Earth from Space
For over 40 years, the ‘Blue Marble’ images of Earth taken from space have provided a new perspective of our…
Pale Blue Dot: an Animated Contemplation
Every now and then, someone takes Carl Sagan's wonderful reading of his iconic "Pale Blue Dot" narrative and turns it…
The Black Marble: Stunning New Orbital Views of Earth at Night
This image of Asia and Australia at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite…