Winds Whip Up Fires and Dust on the Southern Plains
02/19/2026 09:01 PM
Dry, gusty conditions spurred fast-growing fires in Oklahoma and Kansas, along with dangerous dust storms across the region.
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Northern Glow Spans Iceland and Canada
02/18/2026 09:00 PM
A vivid display of the aurora lit up skies over the Denmark Strait and eastern Canada during a minor geomagnetic storm in February 2026.
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Mars Global Localization Pinpoints Perseverance’s Location
02/18/2026 09:21 AM
Description These images were part of the first successful use of a new technology called Mars Global Localization, developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Using its navigation cameras, NASA’s Perseverance captured a 360-degree view of the surrounding terrain that was matched to orbital imagery, enabling the rover to pinpoint its location on Mars on Feb. 2, […]
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Perseverance Pinpoints Its Location at ‘Mala Mala’
02/18/2026 09:14 AM
Description Using its navigation cameras, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured the five stereo pairs of images that make up this panorama on Feb. 2, 2026, the 1,762nd day, or sol, of the mission. A new technology called Mars Global Localization matched this 360-degree view to onboard orbital imagery from the agency’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), […]
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A Second Cyclone Slams Madagascar
02/17/2026 09:01 PM
Widespread flooding affected tens of thousands of people after cyclones Fytia and Gezani drenched the island.
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Home Reef Adds On
02/16/2026 09:01 PM
The Tongan volcano expanded its mid-Pacific real estate during its latest eruptive phase.
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Surveying Popes Creek
02/15/2026 09:01 PM
George Washington was born along this tidal creek in Virginia and, as a teenager, made one of his first surveying maps of the surrounding lands.
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Stonebreen’s Beating Heart
02/12/2026 09:00 PM
The glacier in southeastern Svalbard pulses with the changing seasons, speeding up and slowing its flow toward the sea.
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Reaching Top Speed in the Dolomites
02/11/2026 09:01 PM
Cortina d'Ampezzo, flanked by steep-sided mountain peaks, is the site of several skiing and sliding events in the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
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Summer Heat Hits Southeastern Australia
02/10/2026 09:00 PM
January brought blistering extremes Down Under as record temperatures scorched the nation’s southeast.
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