Earth Observation
Envisat Watches an Iceberg Break Up
Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency's Envisat Earth observation satellite captured images of a gigantic iceberg as it broke…
ESA Watches Earthquakes Shake the Sky
Image credit: ESA When a powerful earthquake shook the ground in Alaska a year ago, it also set the Earth's…
Storm Compressed the Earth’s Magnetosphere
Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency's Cluster spacecraft were perfectly positioned to watch the effect of the recent solar…
Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice is Accelerating
Image credit: NASA New images of shrinking sea ice may provide further evidence that the Earth is undergoing significant climate…
Glaciers in Patagonia Melting Faster Then Expected
Image credit: NASA/JPL New research from NASA shows that glaciers in the Patagonia region of South America are thinning out…
Pengiuns Get a Boost from Plankton Blooms
Image credit: NASA NASA satellite data has been used to analyze the biology of open area "hotspots" around the coast…
Huge Iceberg Breaks Away from Antarctica
Image credit: NASA NASA satellites have been watching a gigantic iceberg as it disrupts the fragile Antarctic marine environment. The…
Envisat is Watching the World’s River Levels
Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency's demonstrated the capability of its Envisat Earth monitoring satellite to track the water…
ESA’s View of Hurricane Isabel
Image credit: ESA The European Space Agency is helping to track the movement of Hurricane Isabel using its ERS-2 spacecraft,…
Astronauts Photograph Hurricane Isabel
Astronauts on board the International Space Station captured several images of Hurricane Isabel on Saturday as they flew over at…