Sea ice in the Amundsen Sea was among the first images acquired by the airborne campaign designed to study Earth's polar ice.
Published Oct 16, 2014
In a routine survey of Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier, NASA scientists discovered a large crack in the ice which will soon lead to the birth of a new giant iceberg.
Published Nov 3, 2011
Calving that used to happen about every six years has become a near-annual event.
Published Nov 8, 2018Image of the Day Snow and Ice Remote Sensing Sea and Lake Ice
As spring clears out sea ice from Pine Island Bay, the birth of a massive new iceberg may be more likely.
Published Nov 24, 2012
As this Antarctic glacier sheds huge icebergs more frequently, scientists are closely monitoring the retreat.
Published May 13, 2019
Pine Island Glacier has shed another block of ice into Antarctic waters.
Published Feb 15, 2017
Openings amid the Greenland Ice Sheet show that it’s a long way down.
Published May 12, 2015
Thermal infrared imagery spots the cracks and a new ice island through the dark of the Antarctic winter night.
Published Jul 28, 2013
Over the course of five months in Antarctic spring and summer, NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellites captured a series of images of ice island B31.
Published Apr 18, 2014
Hundreds of scientific papers have come out of NASA’s Operation IceBridge, which ended this week.
Published Nov 23, 2019
The 185-square-kilometer hunk of ice is afloat in the Amundsen Sea, off the coast of West Antarctica.
Published Oct 3, 2017
A NASA scientist captured this view of the Moon while surveying sea ice off northeastern Greenland during Operation IceBridge.
Published Mar 28, 2014
Researchers working on Operation Icebridge captured fresh photos and data from the ice on the bottom of the world.
Published Nov 10, 2012
Scientists discovered a deepwater channel that could funnel warm water to the glacier's underbelly and melt it from below.
Published Jan 19, 2011
Parts of this fast-melting ice shelf in West Antarctica were mapped and measured during an Operation IceBridge science flight.
Published Nov 10, 2016
Images from the German satellite TerraSar-X shows how a rift on Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier grew between October 2011 and September 2012.
Published Oct 19, 2012
Satellites detect changes in the height and velocity of ice in an area that was thought to be relatively stable and quiet.
Published Dec 11, 2018
Scientists merged photographs and laser altimetry data to create a virtual journey through the crack in Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier.
Published Feb 29, 2012
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