Earth Observation
Micro Vortices Seen in the Earth’s Magnetosphere
The European Space Agency's Cluster fleet of spacecraft have identified micro-vortices in the Earth's magnetosphere. These small vortices were predicted…
Delays for the Earth’s Oxygen Atmosphere
Our planet gained its nice, oxygen-rich atmosphere about 2.4 billion years ago thanks to early bacteria. One question that has…
Messenger Swoops Past the Earth
NASA's Messenger spacecraft made a successful Earth flyby this week, getting a gravity boost that will propel it into the…
Super Climate Simulation Models Oceans, Ice, Land and Atmosphere
Scientists from NASA, MIT and other institutions have developed a comprehensive simulation of the Earth's climate that accurately models ocean,…
New Revelations About the Planet Under Your Feet
One of the most mysterious places in the Solar System is right underneath your feet: the interior workings of the…
Satellite Can Tell When Ice is Melting
The analysis software that NASA uses to inspect photographs of the Earth is starting to recognize changing events on our…
Seas are Rising Faster than Ever
NASA has taken detailed measurements of global sea levels, and confirmed that they're rising. Not only that, the rate is…
Satellite View of Istanbul
This satellite view of Istanbul, taken by the ESA's Envisat satellite, was taken using its Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR).…
Strange Ozone Hole this Year
Even through large levels of ozone were destroyed in the Earth's atmosphere this winter, NASA's Aura spacecraft detected that the…
B-15 About to Crash Again
Just a few weeks after smashing a chunk off Drygalski ice tongue, iceberg B-15A is still wreaking havoc off the…