Earth Observation
Electro-L’s Fully Lit View of Planet Earth at the Autumnal Equinox
Here’s a fantastic view of our home planet taken by the Russian weather satellite Electro-L. And while Elektro-L can take…
Stunning Aerial Tour of the Arctic
Enjoy this tour of the Arctic and Greenland, courtesy of the pilots of IceBridge, a six-year NASA mission to survey…
Astronauts Wax Poetic About Seeing Earth from Space
Astronauts have tried to explain the view of Earth from space, with many saying that there just aren't the words…
Stunning Photo from Space: Moon Rising Amid Noctilucent Clouds
Recently, Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano spent a "night flight" in the Cupola of the International Space Station in hopes of…
No, This Image Was Not Taken from the Space Station, But it Sure Looks Like It
I love those images taken from the International Space Station that show the Moon rising or setting above Earth's limb,…
Herbal Earth: Spectacular Vegetation Views of Our Home Planet and the Natural World of Living Green Life
Earth’s Vegetation from Suomi NPP satellite. World map of vegetation data collected by the Suomi NPP satellite (National Polar-orbiting Partnership)…
How Can You See a Satellite View of Your House?
This is an article from our archive, but we've updated it with this spiffy video. Every now and then I…
Can You See the Great Wall of China from Space?
One popular myth about space exploration is that the Great Wall of China is the only human-built structure that can…
Swath of Destruction from Deadly Oklahoma Tornado Visible from Space
The tornado that devastated the region around Moore and Newcastle, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013 has been determined to be…
Stunning View of Earth and Orbital Sunset from the Space Station
This is just a gorgeous shot of our home planet from the International Space Station, shared by astronaut Karen Nyberg…