A Grand, Snow-Rimmed Canyon
02/06/2026 09:01 PM
A dusting of white highlighted the Colorado Plateau around the deep gorge, while shadows created a visual illusion.
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A Winter Blanket Covers North Carolina
02/05/2026 09:00 PM
In late January 2026, a strong, moisture-laden storm dropped snow across nearly the entire state, spanning from the Appalachians to the Atlantic Coast.
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Milano Cortina 2026
02/04/2026 09:01 PM
About 2,900 Olympic athletes have converged on northern Italy to sort out who is the GOAT—or perhaps the stoat.
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NASA’s SPHEREx Examines Comet 3I/ATLAS’s Coma
02/04/2026 08:18 AM
Description These observations by NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) show the infrared light emitted by the dust, water, organic molecules, and carbon dioxide contained within comet 3I/ATLAS’s coma. The comet brightened significantly during the December 2025 period when SPHEREx made the observations — about two […]
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Chilled New York City
02/03/2026 09:01 PM
Ice in the Hudson River hugged the shore of Manhattan amid a deep freeze.
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Cracking Antarctic Sea Ice
02/02/2026 09:01 PM
Icebreakers play a critical role in delivering supplies to America's largest research base in Antarctica.
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Seasons Change in Southwest Virginia
02/01/2026 09:00 PM
From autumn color to a winter-white finish, forested areas around Blacksburg trade foliage for snow over the span of two months.
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Visualizing Perseverance’s AI-Planned Drive on Mars
01/30/2026 12:30 PM
Description This animation of NASA’s Perseverance was created with the Caspian visualization tool using data acquired during an 807-foot (246-meter) drive on the rim of Jezero Crater made by the rover on Dec. 10, 2025, the 1,709th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The mission’s “drivers,” or rover planners, use the information to understand the Perseverance’s […]
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Video: Perseverance Rover’s View of Crater Rim Drive
01/30/2026 12:02 PM
Description This animation shows Perseverance’s point of view during drive of 807 feet (246 meters) along the rim of Jezero Crater on Dec. 10, 2025, the 1,709th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Captured over two hours and 35 minutes, 53 Navigation Camera (Navcam) image pairs were combined with rover data on orientation, wheel speed, […]
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Mapping Perseverance’s Route With AI
01/30/2026 11:31 AM
Description This annotated image from NASA’s HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera aboard the agency’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter image depicts the AI-planned route and the actual route taken by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover during its 807-foot (246-meter) drive on Dec. 10, 2025, the 1,709th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The drive was the second of two demonstrations […]
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