Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are uniquely positioned to capture striking photos of the Sun and Earth.
Image of the Day Atmosphere
The terrain near the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers is topographically varied compared to the relatively flat Midwest.
Image of the Day Land
The Labrador Current transports ice southward, where it melts in warmer open water.
Image of the Day Water Snow and Ice
Two years after the eruption of Cumbre Vieja in the Canary Islands, some roads have been reconstructed.
Stark contrasts between light and dark indicate the interface between urban and natural areas in the Greek capital.
Image of the Day Land Human Presence
Water-carved canyons and wind-sculpted dunes adorn the desert landscape.
Image of the Day Land Water
The causeway and its blocky “islands” off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia make oil drilling possible in the region’s shallow waters.
Image of the Day Water Human Presence
The white sands of Florida’s Emerald Coast beaches are primarily comprised of quartz grains from the southern Appalachian Mountains.
Curtains of colorful light danced across the sky after solar storms sent energized particles crashing into Earth’s upper atmosphere.
Ancient geologic processes created a Saharan landscape full of contrasts.
The Parinacota and Pomerape volcanoes rise like twins along the Chile-Bolivia border, but close inspection reveals distinct differences in their appearance.
Despite their rusty color, these arteries of water in Bolivia and Madagascar are important for biodiversity.
Oblique photographs can provide a unique perspective on the planet’s topographic highs, including Europe’s most active volcano.
Image of the Day Land Volcanoes
A patchwork of farmland along the Snake River abuts a flow of hardened lava.
An oblique-angle photo taken from above the Middle East captures the Moon peeking over Earth’s atmospheric limb.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Land
Intertidal flats, mangroves, and artificial islands surround the populous capital city of the United Arab Emirates.
Image of the Day Human Presence
Southeastern Ethiopia’s longest river supports the growth of green vegetation amid the otherwise brown, desert landscape.
The icy landscape high in the Andes is dotted with colorful glacial lakes and weathered rock.
Image of the Day Land Snow and Ice
An otherworldly landscape on a plateau in the Andes provides a natural laboratory for scientists studying Earth and Mars.
The Flaming Gorge Reservoir lies within a national recreation area that straddles the two states.
Cameras on the International Space Station captured oblique photos of the potent storm over the Gulf of Mexico and Florida.
Atmosphere Severe Storms
The aurora borealis and moonglint shine bright in this astronaut photo of the Alaskan island chain.
Dunes formed on the slopes of dark mesas in this photo taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station.
Urban infrastructure and natural areas stand in sharp contrast at night on the Mediterranean coast.
Towns, beaches, bays, and forests are visible along this stretch of the southeast Australian coast.
Space Shuttle Atlantis approached the International Space Station for docking for the last time.
Image of the Day Atmosphere Water Human Presence
Strong winds blowing in from the Western Atlantic sculpt the sand along the coast of southern Brazil into distinctive crescent shapes.
A complex system of dunes displays an array of patterns in the Rub’ al Khali sand sea in southeast Saudi Arabia.
At the strait’s narrowest point, only 13 kilometers separate Europe and Africa.
The ecoregion displays an array of natural patterns, from meandering rivers to rectangle-shaped lakes.
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