The city of Torino (known in English as Turin), Italy, nestles in the country’s Piedmont region, at the foothills of the western end of the Alps. In 2006, the city played host to the XX Winter Olympics, and the snow-capped peaks west of the city became venues for events from skiing to snowboarding to bobsledding.
Published Feb 23, 2006
Astronauts who held the Olympic flame just three months ago now look down on it from space.
Published Feb 17, 2014
Located in the Piedmont (Piemonte in Italian) region of northwestern Italy, the city of Turin (Torino) is an important industrial and cultural center, and it hosted the Twentieth Olympic Winter Games. The city is located on the northern banks of the famous Po River. Two of the Po’s major tributaries are visible in this image, Stura di Lanzo and the Malone River.
Published Feb 13, 2006
Pyeongchang is nestled in the Taebaek Mountains, a 22-million year old range that stretches 500 kilometers near the Pacific Coast of South and North Korea.
Published Feb 6, 2018
Astronauts captured simultaneous moments in time with citizens on the ground.
Published Mar 3, 2018
The temperatures in the first days of the winter games have been colder than usual.
Published Feb 16, 2018Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Human Presence Remote Sensing
While traveling to the International Space Station aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor, astronauts photographed the northeastern United States blanketed in fresh snow. This image, taken in early December 2002, shows the city of Baltimore and the surrounding area. An inset shows the center of the city (rotated so north points up).
Published Jan 19, 2003
A famous captain once spied the passage of a planet between Sun and Earth. You can, too.
Published Jun 3, 2012
Extreme winter weather can have harsh consequences for Mongolian families that raise livestock.
Published Jan 10, 2017
Acquired December 2, 2009, this image shows show area around the Olympic Village in Vancouver, British Columbia. Images on the right are close-up views.
Published Feb 12, 2010
There are not many places in the world where you can move from the ocean to a rainforest to a glacier-covered mountain within 100 miles.
Published Feb 14, 2016
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