Earth
The End Of Envisat
[/caption] Well, it's official. After ten years of groundbreaking observation of our planet, ESA has declared the end of the…
From Russia With Love: A Singularly Stunning Image of Earth
[/caption] Unlike most satellite images of Earth, this one was not assembled from multiple swath scans or digitally projected onto…
Earth Has Less Water Than You Think
[/caption] If you were to take all of the water on Earth -- all of the fresh water, sea water,…
The View From Freedom 7
51 years ago today, on May 5, 1961, NASA launched the Mercury-Redstone 3 rocket carrying Alan B. Shepard, Jr. aboard…
Will This Be The Fate Of The Earth?
[/caption] Astronomers have found four nearby white dwarf stars surrounded by disks of material that could be the remains of…
View from Orbit of a Huge White Sands Dust Storm
[/caption] It’s clear from this image of why a region in New Mexico, USA is called ‘White Sands.’ The dust…
Antarctica’s Ice Being Eaten Away From Below
Data collected from a NASA ice-watching satellite reveal that the vast ice shelves extending from the shores of western Antarctica…
Ancient Asteroids Kept Pelting Earth in a ‘Late-Late’ Heavy Bombardment
[/caption] Even though the Late Heavy Bombardment is somewhat of a controversial idea, new research has revealed this period of…
Earthrise, Revisited
On December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, William Anders and Jim Lovell were the first humans to witness…
Earth Day Timelapse
In honor of Earth Day, enjoy this beautiful timelapse compiled by science educator James Drake, who put together one of…