Earth
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…
Sneak Peeks of the Earth and Saturn Panorama from Cassini on July 19
The Day the Earth Smiled: Sneak Preview In this rare image taken on July 19, 2013, the wide-angle camera on…
What the Earth and Moon Look Like From Saturn
Did you smile and wave at Saturn on Friday? If you did (and even if you didn't) here's how you…
Earth’s Gold Came From Colliding Stars
Are you wearing a gold ring? Or perhaps gold-plated earrings? Maybe you have some gold fillings in your teeth... for…
Podcast: The Pacific Ring of Fire
The Pacific Ring of Fire wraps around the Pacific Ocean, including countries like Japan, Canada, New Zealand and Chile. And…
Hey Planet Earth! Get Ready to Smile and Wave for a Camera That’s a Billion Kilometers Away
July 19, 2013 will be a day that we should really all try to get along. Isn’t that a noble…