Earth Observation
Satellite Views: Will Hurricane Sandy Turn into ‘Frankenstorm’?
Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Cuba early Thursday Oct. 25, 2012 as strong Category 2. Credit: NOAA/National Hurricane Center Meteorologists…
Huge Volcano Plume Seen from Space
The Shiveluch volcano as seen by the Aqua satellite on October 6, 2012. Credit: NASA It’s almost like this volcano…
Satellites Keep Track of Hurricane Isaac
This visible image of Tropical Storm Isaac taken from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite shows the huge extent of the storm, where…
New Stunning ISS Time-lapse: Earth Illuminated
"If you could see the Earth illuminated when you were in a place as dark as night, it would look…
A Brand New “Blue Marble” View of Earth
Europe’s latest geostationary weather satellite has captured its first image of Earth, and it’s a beauty! The Spinning Enhanced Visible…
Wildfire Smoke is Visible Even at Night from Space
The Whitewater-Baldy fire is the largest wildfire in New Mexico's history and has charred more than 465 square miles of…
Powerful “Derecho” Storms as Seen from Space
The powerful windstorms that swept across the US last week was captured by several different satellites. This type of storm,…
Huge Wildfires Burn on Opposite Sides of the Planet
The latest views of Earth from NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites are looking a bit hazy from wildfires burning in…
Watch How Life Recovers from Devastation
If a portion of Earth underwent a major cataclysm, how long would it take for life to recover? The 1980…
Stunning Timelapse of Planet Earth from Elektro-L
We've shared the images and a previous timelapse of Earth's northern hemisphere, but now here's a breath-taking timelapse of the…