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An Otherworldly Cloud Over New Zealand
Filmmakers love New Zealand. Its landscapes evoke other worlds, which explains why so much of The Lord of the Rings…
NOAA’s New Weather Satellite is Operational, and its Pictures of Earth are Gorgeous
You'd have to be in some kind of sense-of-wonder-repressed coma not to appreciate satellite images of Earth. If you are,…
It Looks Like Iceberg A-68A is Coming Apart
Iceberg A-68A, the massive frigid behemoth posing a threat to South Georgia Island, might be breaking into pieces. Satellite images…
These Bizarre Cloud Patterns are von Kármán’s Vortices, Caused by the air Wrapping Around Tall Islands
This is an image of some of the islands that make up the nation of Cape Verde. While most in…
This is Mawrth Vallis on Mars, and it’s Positively Bursting with Evidence of Past Water Action on Mars
Here on Earth, geologists seek out deep channels into Earth's rock, carved over the ages by flowing water. The exposed…
Watch the Incredible Plume of Dust from Africa Cross the Entire Atlantic Ocean
Dust plumes are a natural phenomena, part of Earth's nutrient cycle. They occur when high-velocity winds pick up tiny dry…
Eruption of the Raikoke Volcano, Seen From Space
The Raikoke Volcano, dormant for a very long time, has awoken from its slumber. The volcanic island is in the…
Amazing Radar Image from Space Highlights Costa Concordia Catastrophe
[/caption] An amazing new radar image from space (above and below) shows the wreckage of the deadly Costa Concordia catastrophe…
Deadly Costa Concordia Shipwreck Captured in Stunning Image from Space
[/caption] The deadly Costa Concordia shipwreck has been captured in a stunning high resolution image from space that vividly shows…
Mount Merapi Still Blowing off Steam
[/caption] For about three weeks, Indonesia's Mount Merapi has been belching out lava, as well as ash and gas, clouding…