Natural Disasters
Borderline Cat 5 Hurricane Joaquin Spied from International Space Station
As the powerful category 4 Hurricane Joaquin was pounding the Bahamas and packing winds of over 130 mph, NASA astronaut…
Eye of Super Typhoon Maysak Looks “Like a Black Hole” from Space
From his perch on the International Space Station, astronaut Terry Virts has been taking some beautiful photos of Earth and…
NASA and NOAA Satellites Image Crippling Blizzard of 2015 Pounding New England
NEW JERSEY - Record breaking snow from the ‘Blizzard of 2015’ hit vast regions of the US Northeast today, Jan.…
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Gamma Ray Bursts Limit The Habitability of Certain Galaxies, Says Study
Gamma ray bursts (GRBs) are some of the brightest, most dramatic events in the Universe. These cosmic tempests are characterized…
Powerful Philippines Typhoon Spotted From Space As 1 Million Flee Homes
As a million people fled their homes in the Philippines, astronauts on the International Space Station could clearly see the…
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NASA’s RapidScat Ocean Wind Watcher Starts Earth Science Operations at Space Station
Barely two months after being launched to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA’s first science payload aimed at conducting Earth…
Cat 4 Hurricane Gonzalo Threatens Bermuda and Delays Antares Launch to Space Station
Hurricane Gonzalo, the first major Atlantic Ocean basin hurricane in three years, has strengthened to a dangerous Category 4 storm,…
Comet A1 Siding Spring vs Mars: Views in Space and Time
Oh, to be a stranded astronaut on the surface of the planet Mars this week. There’s a great scene from…
Watch Out Japan! Super Typhoon Neoguri is ENORMOUS – As Seen from ISS
“Supertyphoon Neoguri is ENORMOUS” says Alexander Gerst, ESA’s German astronaut currently serving aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as he…
It’s Hurricane Season and NASA is Ready Like Never Before
What’s in the cards weather-wise for the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season? Although the start of astronomical summer for the northern…