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Columbia Glacier, Alaska

Columbia Glacier, Alaska

Since 1980, the volume of this glacier that spills into the Prince William Sound has shrunk by half. Climate change may have nudged the process along, but mechanical forces have played the largest role in the ice loss. Read More

Looking Back on Ten Years of Aqua

Looking Back on Ten Years of Aqua

Launched on May 4, 2002, NASA's Aqua satellite and its six instruments have provided a decade's worth of unprecedented views of our planet. Here are a few of our favorites. Read More

Where Is the Hottest Place on Earth?

Where Is the Hottest Place on Earth?

Satellite research shows that the world’s hottest spot changes, though the conditions don’t. Think dry, rocky, and dark-colored lands...and cities. Read More

Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami: Looking Back from Space

Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami: Looking Back from Space

In 2011, the fourth largest earthquake in history rocked the coast of Japan, spawning a devastating tsunami. Satellites and scientists had an unprecedented view of both. This gallery offers a glimpse of the broad scale of the destruction, of the recovery a year later, and of some new scientific understanding that emerged. Read More

Top 11 from 2011

Top 11 from 2011

The most-visited images published in the Earth Observatory from 2011 are featured in this gallery. Read More

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Natural Hazards

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Image of the Day Dust Storm in the Middle EastMay 11, 2012
Dust Storm in the Middle East
Image of the Day Smoke Plume from Baikal over Bering?May 11, 2012
Smoke Plume from Baikal over Bering?
Floods in KenyaMay 10, 2012
Floods in Kenya
Gobi Desert Dust StormApril 26, 2012
Gobi Desert Dust Storm
Image of the Day Activity at PopocatépetlApril 25, 2012
Activity at Popocatépetl
Popocatépetl at NightApril 25, 2012
Popocatépetl at Night
Image of the Day Fires Blaze North of OmskApril 24, 2012
Fires Blaze North of Omsk
Fires in NepalApril 24, 2012
Fires in Nepal
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Checking in and checking out of spring break

The past few weeks have been rough on Earth-observing satellites. But there was some good news and some engineering prowess to go along with the troubles. Read more

The EO on iPad and a Quilt

We often see our images and stories pop up in different places... Read more

This Week's Earth Indicator: 90

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World of Change

Satellite images showing how our world— forests, oceans, cities, even the Sun— has changed in recent decades.
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Blue Marble

Composite satellite images of the entire Earth.
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Experiments

Hands-on educational activities.
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Visible Earth

A catalog of NASA images and animations of our home planet.
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NASA Earth Observations

View, download, and analyze imagery of Earth science data.
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NASA Global Climate Change

Vital signs of the planet.
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Earth Science Picture of the Day

Photos of Earth processes and phenomena.
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