Earth Observation
Plankton Bloom in the Bay of Biscay
The European Space Agency's Envisat satellite snapped this picture of a marine phytoplankton bloom forming off the coast of Spain,…
High Resolution Global Map in Development
The European Space Agency's Envisat satellite is building up the highest resolution map ever created of the entire Earth. Once…
The Earth Through Rosetta’s Eyes
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft took this image of our home planet during its recent gravity assisting flyby. The…
Earthquake Should Show a Gravity Scar
The devastating earthquake in Sumatra late last year was so powerful that it created a warp in the Earth's gravity…
Iceberg Smashes Off a Chunk of Antarctica
Scientists have been watching a huge iceberg called B-15A, after it split away from Antarctica almost 5 years ago. After…
Earth Seen in Gamma Rays
A NASA-funded researcher has created an image of the Earth as it would look if you had gamma ray detectors…
Libya’s Ubari and Murzuq Sand Seas
This is a satellite photograph of two huge sandy regions in the Fezzan region of Southwest Libya, near the border…
Lightning Makes Radiation Belts Safer
NASA scientists have finally worked out why there's a safe zone in the Earth's radiation belts, thousands of km above…
Gamma Rays Come from the Earth Too
Scientists were surprised a few years ago when the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory discovered bursts of gamma rays weren't only…
Giant Iceberg on Collision Course
B-15A is a giant iceberg off the coast of Antarctica, and it's now on a collision course with a floating…