NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes will give an inside view of the vast Van Allen radiation belts.
Published Aug 31, 2012
Camilla, mascot for NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, took a ride into space during a radiation storm.
Published Apr 29, 2012
Sixteen operating satellites monitor Earth. Four more are scheduled to launch in 2014.
Published Jul 5, 2013
On July 19, 2013, NASA spacecraft got not one but two rare and unique views of Earth from opposite ends of the solar system.
Published Jul 24, 2013
As the spacecraft headed into its last days, it sent back this image of Earth framed by Saturn’s rings.
Published Apr 29, 2017
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission and the famous “Blue Marble” full Earth image, Goddard Space Flight Center’s Visualization and Analysis Lab has rendered a new visualization inspired by the mission.
Published Dec 7, 2002
Seen from a billion kilometers away, through the ice and dust particles of Saturn’s rings, Earth appears as a tiny, bright dot.
Published Jan 16, 2007
A geomagnetic storm in early October lit up the skies with northern lights that were detected by an Earth-observing satellite.
Published Oct 10, 2012
Landsat 7, NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite, launched without a hitch on April 15, 1999, at 2:32 p.m. EST from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
Published Apr 19, 1999
Approximately 19,000 manmade objects larger than 10 centimeters orbit the Earth. These images, based on models, show the distribution of orbital debris around Earth.
Published Sep 12, 2009
