Earth Observation
Latest Satellite Images of Oil Spill
[/caption] NASA's Aqua satellite flew over the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico on May 4, at 18:50 UTC,…
Satellite Captures Wall of Dust Moving Across Sahara
[/caption] Wow -- this looks HUGE from orbit -- can you imagine standing out in the Sahara Desert and seeing…
Spectacular Footage, Satellite Images of Eyjafjallajokull Volcano in Iceland
A volcano under a glacier in Iceland erupted Wednesday, melting ice, shooting smoke and steam into the air and forcing…
Unmanned Robo-Plane Makes First Science Observations
The Global Hawk is a robotic plane that can fly autonomously to study Earth's atmosphere, and can get to the…
Best “Blue Marble” Images Yet
[/caption] The Goddard Space Flight Center has a Flickr account showcasing a series of images of our own home planet.…
ISS Astronaut Sends Twitpics of Chile Earthquake Aftermath
[/caption] Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, (@Astro_Soichi) who has taken full advantage of being able to use Twitter live from the International…
With a Name Like GOES-P, This Satellite Has to be Good
The final spacecraft in this series of NASA and NOAA's "GOES" geostationary environmental weather satellites is ready for launch. GOES…
Satellite View of “Snowmageddon”
[/caption] Did you live through what has been called “snowmageddon” or “snowpocalypse?” Here's a satellite's-eye view of the exceptionally severe…
NASA Radar Captures its First Haiti Image
[/caption] A modified NASA Gulfstream III aircraft began a three-week campaign to provide a close-up study of the fault lines…
Latest GeoEye Satellite Imagery of Haiti Devastation Now Available on Google Earth
[/caption] The folks at Google Earth and the satellite imaging company GeoEye have teamed up to make available the most…