Earth
The Most Remote Workplace on Earth
ESA's Proba-1 satellite imaged the French-Italian Concordia base on November 21, 2012 (ESA) Located in one of the loneliest locations on…
What Earth Looked like on 12/12/12
Earth, as seen by the GOES15 satellite on December 12, 2012. Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project/Dennis Chesters Although we don’t subscribe…
“Overview:” The Perspective-Altering Effect of Seeing Earth from Space
For over 40 years, the ‘Blue Marble’ images of Earth taken from space have provided a new perspective of our…
Pale Blue Dot: an Animated Contemplation
Every now and then, someone takes Carl Sagan's wonderful reading of his iconic "Pale Blue Dot" narrative and turns it…
The Black Marble: Stunning New Orbital Views of Earth at Night
This image of Asia and Australia at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite…
In an Isolated, Ice-Covered Antarctic Lake Far Below Freezing, Life is Found
Lake Vida lies within one of Antarctica's cold, arid McMurdo Dry Valleys (Photo: Desert Research Institute) Even inside an almost…
Hunting for High Life: What Lives in Earth’s Stratosphere?
The Moon photographed through the layers of the atmosphere from the ISS in December 2003 (NASA/JSC) What lives at the…
From Eternity to Here: The Amazing Origin of our Species (in 90 Seconds)
From the initial expansion of the Big Bang to the birth of the Moon, from the timid scampering of the…
Incredible Video of Sandy’s Swirling Progression
Just released, this mesmerizing animation was created by Kevin Ward from images acquired by NOAA's GOES-O/14 satellite. It shows the…
Hurricane Sandy Barreling to Eastern Seaboard Menacing Millions
Image Caption: NOAA Satellite image of Hurricane Sandy threatening millions of people living along US Eastern Seaboard. See NASA satellite…