Bright lights of these coastal cities of China are sandwiched between mountains and the sea.
Published Aug 9, 2020
The combination of stable, ancient dunes and water channels displaying both braided and cross-connecting patterns make this region a planetary analogue for Mars.
Published Aug 2, 2020
The area is known for its extreme dryness and dangerous heat records. However, traces on the land indicate that water sometimes flows here.
Published Jul 26, 2020
In July 2020, sky gazers on Earth and on the International Space Station had a front row seat to one of the brightest comets in decades.
Published Jul 18, 2020
The wandering river is a boon to farming, but it has no interest in state borders.
Published Jul 19, 2020
One of the smaller lakes of the East African Rift is rich with mud, fish, and geologic beauty.
Published Jul 12, 2020
The Olympic Peninsula, Cascade Mountains, and Salish Sea caught the eye of an astronaut on the space station.
Published Jul 4, 2020
Bright shades of white and yellow light up the geographic and political heart of Turkey.
Published Jun 28, 2020
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station shot a photograph of the Moon’s shadow crossing the Earth on June 21, 2020.
Published Jun 23, 2020
An array of sandy colors paint the landscape around the capital and port city.
Published Jun 21, 2020
The play of sunlight on water gives definition to the jagged coastlines of Sardinia and Corsica.
Published Jun 14, 2020
Two inland deltas spring from the landscape near the confluence of the Blue and White Niles.
Published Jun 10, 2020
A commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft has safely delivered two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.
Published Jun 2, 2020
The largest lake on the Balkan Peninsula is colored by sediments eroded from the surrounding highlands.
Published May 31, 2020
Divided by the Danube River, the city is actually a unification of three different older communities.
Published May 24, 2020
Clouds formed over rural areas and the cities but are noticeably absent above Guanabara Bay and the ocean due to the mechanisms of cloud formation.
Published May 17, 2020
Dust storms are common in the region, and sometimes bear resemblance to weather events on Mars.
Published May 10, 2020
An ISS astronaut using a short camera lens captured almost all of Mexico in one shot.
Published May 3, 2020
After five rounds and 56,000 votes, the readers have chosen their favorite. We have a Tournament Earth 2020 champion.
Published Apr 28, 2020
From late February to early March in most years, the winter cold freezes much of the surface area of the lakes. But not so much in 2020.
Published Apr 24, 2020
The Susquehanna River cuts through the folds of the Valley-and-Ridge province of the mountain chain.
Published Apr 12, 2020
Despite sporadic rainfall, the island is the occasional home of two of the larger bodies of water in Hawaii.
Published Apr 5, 2020
Earth’s third-highest summit, Kangchenjunga, rises more than 8500 meters above sea level along the border of Nepal and India.
Published Mar 29, 2020
Vote for your favorite all-time Earth Observatory image. Help narrow the field from 32 nominees down to one champion in a five-round tournament.
Published Mar 26, 2020Atmosphere Land Life Water Snow and Ice Remote Sensing Videos
They are geographically isolated but scientifically and visually compelling.
Published Mar 22, 2020
The almost circular massif in the Darfur region is a large cluster of volcanoes and lava flows, with a few traces of human activity.
Published Mar 15, 2020
The remote hamlet sits along California’s rugged “Lost Coast.”
Published Mar 8, 2020
The only atoll in the South Atlantic Ocean is part of Brazil’s Fernando de Noronha archipelago.
Published Feb 29, 2020
Ancient geologic features and modern creations share the spotlight in this photo of southeastern Utah and northern Arizona taken from the ISS.
Published Feb 23, 2020
This photograph highlights several snow- and ice-capped volcanoes as they cast early morning shadows over a mountainous region of Bolivia and Chile.
Published Feb 16, 2020
