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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…
Why Are There Seasons?
We’re in the middle of Summer here on Vancouver Island, the Sun is out, the air is warm, and the…
“Oddball” Asteroid is Really a Comet
It's a case of mistaken identity: a near-Earth asteroid with a peculiar orbit turns out not to be an asteroid…
An Illustrative Explanation Of Our Solar System
The Solar System: it's our home in space, the neighborhood that we all grew up in and where -- unless…
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Earthlings Wave at Saturn as Cassini Images Us
Earth Waves at Saturn and Cassini on July 19, 2013 From more than 40 countries and 30 U.S. states, people…
Earth’s Highest Clouds Shine at the “Top of the Orbit”
Looking for a new desktop background? This might do nicely: a photo of noctilucent "night-shining" clouds seen above a midnight Sun…
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…
Why the North Pole Is Really a South Pole (and Vice Versa)
If you go out hiking this weekend and somehow find yourself hopelessly lost in the wilderness, but suddenly remember you…
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…
30 Years of City Growth Seen From Space
Since the launch of its first satellite in 1972, the eight NASA/USGS Landsat satellites have made the longest continuous observations…