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Twin Satellites Map 14 Years of Freshwater Changes

Wisconsin’s Deer Caught in the Act

The Variable Sea

Mount Shasta, California

West Coast Panorama

Sweltering, Smoky Fires in Siberia

Kilauea Continues to Erupt

Flower Power in the Netherlands

Probing Kilauea’s Plume

Fishing in Green, Living in Yellow

When Land Ice Meets Sea Ice

A Seldom Seen South American Cyclone

Dramatic Flooding in Eastern Africa

Spring Flooding Along the St. John River

Sulfur Dioxide Leaks from Kilauea

Spring Color in the North Sea

The Floating Islands of India

A Central American Panorama

Using Satellites to Track the Tinder Fire

A Pulse of Green in Australia

Historic Low Sea Ice in the Bering Sea

Rain Drenches Kauai

Deforestation in Paraguay

Beauty in the Beaufort Ice Pack

Richat Structure

Spring Sediment Swirls in the Great Lakes

Glacier Retreat at Cook Ice Cap

Smog Smothers Solar Energy in China

A Ring of Green Around Surgut

Sun Sends an Early Earth Day Greeting

A Clear View of Scottish Highlands

Mountains in the Sky

Curious Circles in Arctic Sea Ice

NASA Mapping Hurricane Damage to Everglades

Channeled Scablands

Predicting Landslide Hazards in Near Real-Time

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Twin Satellites Map 14 Years of Freshwater Changes

Wet landscapes are getting wetter and dry areas are getting drier due to a variety of factors, including water management, climate change, and natural cycles. Read more

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April 2018 Highlights

May 4, 2018

Astronauts regularly shoot photographs of their earthly home. In celebration of National Astronaut Day, NASA Earth Observatory presents some recent eye-catchers from the International Space Station. Read more

March 2018 Highlights

April 9, 2018

In March 2018, NASA Earth Observatory published satellite images, maps, and data visualizations as "Image of the Day." Here are five of our favorites. Read more

Melting Beauty: The Icefields of Patagonia

March 27, 2018

The Patagonian icefields stretch for hundreds of kilometers atop the Andes mountain range in South America. Change here is rapid, as the icefields are melting away at some of the highest rates on the planet. Read more

Landsat 8 Turns 5

February 15, 2018

The Landsat series of satellites have been chronicling changes on Earth’s surface for 46 years. In the past five years, Landsat 8 has brought us an unparalleled look at the beauty and dynamism of our planet. Read more

International Collaborative Experiments for Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (ICE-POP)

February 14, 2018

Scientists have brought together sensors from all over the world, including a radar from NASA, to Pyeongchang, South Korea. Data collected with the instruments during the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are expected to help scientists understand precipitation processes and to improve weather predictions. Read more

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