Earth

Awesome Photo: Aurora, Airglow, City Lights and Shining Stars

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano shares a lot of fantastic photos taken from his privileged position 260 miles up aboard the…

11 years ago

How Long Will Life Survive on Earth?

Life has existed on Earth for billions of years, appearing shortly after the planet had cooled and liquid water became…

11 years ago

Electro-L’s Fully Lit View of Planet Earth at the Autumnal Equinox

Here’s a fantastic view of our home planet taken by the Russian weather satellite Electro-L. And while Elektro-L can take…

11 years ago

Why Are There Seasons?

We’re in the middle of Summer here on Vancouver Island, the Sun is out, the air is warm, and the…

11 years ago

“Oddball” Asteroid is Really a Comet

It's a case of mistaken identity: a near-Earth asteroid with a peculiar orbit turns out not to be an asteroid…

11 years ago

An Illustrative Explanation Of Our Solar System

The Solar System: it's our home in space, the neighborhood that we all grew up in and where -- unless…

11 years ago

Earthlings Wave at Saturn as Cassini Images Us

Earth Waves at Saturn and Cassini on July 19, 2013 From more than 40 countries and 30 U.S. states, people…

11 years ago

Earth’s Highest Clouds Shine at the “Top of the Orbit”

Looking for a new desktop background? This might do nicely: a photo of noctilucent "night-shining" clouds seen above a midnight Sun…

11 years ago

Stunning Aerial Tour of the Arctic

Enjoy this tour of the Arctic and Greenland, courtesy of the pilots of IceBridge, a six-year NASA mission to survey…

11 years ago