Earth Observation
How Much Did the Earth Move?
Last month's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami were powerful enough that they actually changed the Earth's rotation, decreased the length of…
Topography Mission Wraps Up With Australia
After four years of data crunching, NASA and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency have completed a comprehensive topographical map of 80%…
Mediterranean Heat Map Produced from Space
The European Space Agency has produced a detailed temperature map of the Mediterranean Ocean from space that would have required…
Radiation Concentrates During Solar Storms
Scientists were surprised to learn that the Earth's magnetic field can concentrate radiation from the Sun during powerful solar storms,…
Greenland Glacier Speeds Up
Scientists have used satellite photographs to track the movements of a relatively fast moving glacier in Greenland, and found that…
Atacama Desert From Space
This is a satellite photograph of one of the driest places on Earth: Chile's Atacama Desert, which only sees rain…
New Guinea From Space
This image of the western part of the island of New Guinea was taken by the European Space Agency's Envisat…
Study Predicts Quakes Nearly Perfectly
A NASA-funded study has predicted 15 of California's 16 largest earthquakes this decade, demonstrating that scientists are finally getting a…
Infrared View of Mount Saint Helens
NASA scientists flew a small aircraft equipped with a special infrared camera above Mount Saint Helens last week to see…
Glaciers Speed Up When Ice Breaks Away
When the Larsen B ice shelf broke away from the coast of Antarctica two years ago, nearby glaciers surged, flowing…