Earth Observation
Here’s How You Can Download The Earth In High-Resolution
Landsat 8 officially opened its eyes to Earth yesterday (May 30). Officials are promising the clearest views yet of the…
Awesome View of the Active Pavlov Volcano, as Seen from the Space Station
The Pavlof Volcano began erupting on May 13, 2013, shooting lava into the air and spewing an ash cloud 20,000…
Oklahoma Tornado on May 20, 2013 As Seen from Space
The massive tornado that tore through parts of Oklahoma on My 20, 2013 left a 32 km (20-mile) swath of…
Pretty Picture: Orbital Sunrise Over the South Pacific
Today's NASA Image of the Day is just plain pretty; pretty as a postcard. All it is missing is the…
Stunning New Photo from the Space Station: The Moon Ushers in Dawn
During his evening ritual of sharing images taken from the International Space Station, Commander Chris Hadfield posted this gem: a…
Celebrate Earth Month with 2 New Videos from NASA
Enjoy some great views of our home planet from images taken from the orbiting Earth-observing satellites and taken by astronauts…
Some of the Best Images of Earth from Space
This video compilation from the Goddard Space Flight Center takes a look back at the best views of our planet…
Earth Month: NASA Launches New Interactive Image Gallery
In honor of Earth month, NASA has launched a beautiful new interactive image gallery that explores and highlights our latest…
Weird Cloud ‘Coils’ Captured by Earth-Observing Satellite
These are some of the strangest looking clouds I've seen from the fleet of Earth-observing satellites. These coil-like or bow-wave-shaped…
‘First Light’ Image for Telescope on the International Space Station
As we reported in January, a new telescope was installed on the International Space Station – not to observe the…