Earth

NASA’s Blue Marble…Side B.

[/caption] In response to last week's incredibly popular "Blue Marble" image, NASA and NOAA have released a companion version, this…

12 years ago

New Study Reveals Little Ice Age Triggered By Volcanism

[/caption] In a study led by the University of Colorado Boulder with co-authors at the National Center for Atmospheric Research…

12 years ago

The Van Allen Belts and the Great Electron Escape

[/caption] During the 1950s and just before the great "Space Race" began, scientists like Kristian Birkeland, Carl Stormer, and Nicholas…

12 years ago

Amazing Panorama of Western Europe at Night from Space Station

[/caption] An amazing panorama revealing Western Europe’s ‘Cities at Night’ with hardware from the stations robotic 'hand' and solar arrays…

12 years ago

Earth’s “Missing Energy”

[/caption] Like many of us, Earth works on a budget - an energy budget. However, this energy isn't the type…

12 years ago

Toronto Teens Launch “Lego Man in Space”

[/caption] Updated:Jan. 30 Two teens from Toronto,Canada have launched “Lego Man in Space” using a helium filled weather balloon and…

12 years ago

Cold Plasma Flourishes In Earth’s Upper Atmosphere

[/caption] Thousands of miles above Earth, space weather rules. Here storms of high-energy particles mix the atmosphere, create auroras, challenge…

12 years ago

Blue Marble 2012: Amazing High Definition Image of Earth

[/caption] A new high-definition version of the 'Blue Marble' has been taken from the newest Earth observation satellite. The just-renamed…

12 years ago

Amazing Radar Image from Space Highlights Costa Concordia Catastrophe

[/caption] An amazing new radar image from space (above and below) shows the wreckage of the deadly Costa Concordia catastrophe…

12 years ago

Deadly Costa Concordia Shipwreck Captured in Stunning Image from Space

[/caption] The deadly Costa Concordia shipwreck has been captured in a stunning high resolution image from space that vividly shows…

12 years ago