Earth
In an Isolated, Ice-Covered Antarctic Lake Far Below Freezing, Life is Found
Lake Vida lies within one of Antarctica's cold, arid McMurdo Dry Valleys (Photo: Desert Research Institute) Even inside an almost…
Hunting for High Life: What Lives in Earth’s Stratosphere?
The Moon photographed through the layers of the atmosphere from the ISS in December 2003 (NASA/JSC) What lives at the…
From Eternity to Here: The Amazing Origin of our Species (in 90 Seconds)
From the initial expansion of the Big Bang to the birth of the Moon, from the timid scampering of the…
Incredible Video of Sandy’s Swirling Progression
Just released, this mesmerizing animation was created by Kevin Ward from images acquired by NOAA's GOES-O/14 satellite. It shows the…
Hurricane Sandy Barreling to Eastern Seaboard Menacing Millions
Image Caption: NOAA Satellite image of Hurricane Sandy threatening millions of people living along US Eastern Seaboard. See NASA satellite…
NASA Satellite Sees Ghostly Remains of Vanishing Arctic Sea Ice
Sea ice swirls in ocean currents off the coast of Greenland (NASA/GSFC) Spooky spectral swirls of last season's sea ice…
Watch: Incredible Headcam Video from Felix’s Freefall
Felix Baumgartner salutes his suit-mounted camera before stepping off his capsule's platform at 128,000 feet (Red Bull Stratos) Yesterday, October…
35 Years Ago: Our First Family Portrait of the Earth and Moon
A crescent Earth and Moon as seen by Voyager 1 on September 18, 1977 (NASA) 35 years ago today, September…
NASA Probes Play the Music of Earth’s Magnetosphere
Launched on August 30, 2012, NASA's twin Radiation Belt Storm Probe (RBSP) satellites have captured recordings of audible-range radio waves…
What Are The Radiation Belts?
NASA's twin Radiation Belt Storm Probe (RBSP) satellites, scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Friday, August 24* at 4:08 a.m.…