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A Dark and Dusty Avalanche on Mars

Mars may be geologically inactive but that doesn't mean there's nothing happening there -- seasonal changes on the Red Planet…

10 years ago

An Enormous Arctic Spiral

Looking south across the southern tip of Greenland, this satellite image shows an enormous cloud vortex spiraling over the northern…

11 years ago

Dry Ice Drives Dramatic Changes on Mars

Mars may not be tectonically active but that doesn't mean there's nothing happening on the Red Planet's surface. This video…

11 years ago

Blue Marble 2012: The Arctic Edition

This latest portrait of Earth from NASA's Suomi NPP satellite puts the icy Arctic in the center, showing the ice…

12 years ago

From the Land of Ice and Snow

[/caption] Views from the window of NASA's DC-8 reveal sweeping expanses of ice and rock as part of the ongoing 2011…

12 years ago

What is the Diameter of Earth?

For those people who have had the privilege of jet-setting or traveling the globe, its pretty obvious that the world…

16 years ago