Earth
New Study Reveals Little Ice Age Triggered By Volcanism
[/caption] In a study led by the University of Colorado Boulder with co-authors at the National Center for Atmospheric Research…
The Van Allen Belts and the Great Electron Escape
[/caption] During the 1950s and just before the great "Space Race" began, scientists like Kristian Birkeland, Carl Stormer, and Nicholas…
Amazing Panorama of Western Europe at Night from Space Station
[/caption] An amazing panorama revealing Western Europe’s ‘Cities at Night’ with hardware from the stations robotic 'hand' and solar arrays…
Earth’s “Missing Energy”
[/caption] Like many of us, Earth works on a budget - an energy budget. However, this energy isn't the type…
Toronto Teens Launch “Lego Man in Space”
[/caption] Updated:Jan. 30 Two teens from Toronto,Canada have launched “Lego Man in Space” using a helium filled weather balloon and…
Cold Plasma Flourishes In Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
[/caption] Thousands of miles above Earth, space weather rules. Here storms of high-energy particles mix the atmosphere, create auroras, challenge…
Blue Marble 2012: Amazing High Definition Image of Earth
[/caption] A new high-definition version of the 'Blue Marble' has been taken from the newest Earth observation satellite. The just-renamed…
Amazing Radar Image from Space Highlights Costa Concordia Catastrophe
[/caption] An amazing new radar image from space (above and below) shows the wreckage of the deadly Costa Concordia catastrophe…
Deadly Costa Concordia Shipwreck Captured in Stunning Image from Space
[/caption] The deadly Costa Concordia shipwreck has been captured in a stunning high resolution image from space that vividly shows…
ISS Soars Over Stormy Africa
Here's a quick but lovely little gem: a time-lapse video taken from the ISS as it passed above central Africa,…