Earth Observation
Red Sprites are Best Seen from Space
Planet Earth is full of some truly awe-inspiring spectacles, but few are as intriguing as a sprite, which are officially…
After Stalling Out for 40 Years, the Largest Iceberg in the World is on the Move
In 1986, a gigantic iceberg separated from the Fichner-Ronne ice shelf in West Antarctica. It was so big that it…
Follow a Simulated Journey of the Destruction of ESA’s Aeolus Mission
On July 28th, the European Space Agency commanded its long-working Aeolus wind profile mission to re-enter Earth's atmosphere. It did…
Forest Fires in British Columbia are Bad This Year. THIRTY Times Worse Than Average
Wildfires in British Columbia and Canada, driven by Climate Change, established new records this year.
Phew, California’s Largest Reservoir is Nearly Full
California residents will be glad to know their reservoirs are nearly full again after years of drought. New satellite photos…
Mount Everest from Space
Earth is a favorite target for the cameras and astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). This week, NASA shared…
Why are Earth’s Hemispheres the Same Brightness? New Research Solves a 50-year-old Mystery.
NASA’s Apollo program most notably explored the Moon. But it also helped us study the Earth as well, as it…
Light Pollution is Obscuring the Night Sky. RIP Stargazing
A citizen science initiative called Globe at Night has some sobering news for humanity. Our artificial light is drowning out…
NASA Satellites can Pinpoint the Exact Locations of Excessive CO2 Emissions
Using data from two climate monitoring satellites, a group led by Canadian researchers tracked carbon emissions from a single coal…
NOAA’s New Weather Satellite is Operational, and its Pictures of Earth are Gorgeous
You'd have to be in some kind of sense-of-wonder-repressed coma not to appreciate satellite images of Earth. If you are,…