Earth Observation

NASA Launches Revolutionary Earth Science Satellite Measuring Soil Moisture Cycle

NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory, on a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket, is seen after the mobile…

10 years ago

What Is the Longest River In The World?

Planet Earth boasts some very long rivers, all of which have long and honored histories. The Amazon, Mississippi, Euphrates, Yangtze,…

10 years ago

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.…

10 years ago

Having a Rough Winter? Here it is … From Space

Yes, its been a snowy, icy winter in parts of the US, Canada and Europe and these satellite images look…

10 years ago

Spectacular Earth Timelapse Video: Christmas Gift from Alexander Gerst’s 2014 ISS Voyage

http://youtu.be/lNwWOul4i9Y Video Caption: Watch the Earth roll by through the perspective of German astronaut Alexander Gerst in this 4K six-minute…

10 years ago

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…

10 years ago

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,…

10 years ago

One More Absolutely Amazing Timelapse from the International Space Station

We've featured several timelapse compilations of footage and imagery taken from the International Space Station (like here, here and here)…

10 years ago

Spectacular Ultra-High Definition Timelapse from the Space Station

Holy moly! Take a look at this new 4K timelapse video from ESA created from imagery taken by astronaut Alexander…

10 years ago