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05/21/2025
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Smoky Zabaykal’skiy
05/21/2025 12:18 PM
Plumes choked Siberian skies as early-season wildland fires burned near a city in eastern Russia.
A Tornado Scars Southern Illinois
05/20/2025 02:24 PM
Severe weather swept across the U.S. Midwest and Mid-Atlantic in May 2025, spawning destructive twisters in several states.
Celebrating a Long Career With Roots on Long Island
05/19/2025 09:00 PM
NASA’s Jack Kaye enabled decades of Earth scientists, including those who are unveiling the atmospheric ties between New York City and its suburbs.
May Puzzler
05/19/2025 02:40 PM
Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.
Forty Years of Change in Louisiana’s Wetlands
05/18/2025 09:00 PM
Scientists used Landsat satellite images to detect both abrupt and gradual changes and to examine how phenomena, from storms to sea level rise, have reshaped coastal ecosystems.
Capital of the Blue Ridge
05/17/2025 09:00 PM
Roanoke, Virginia, is the largest city in the Blue Ridge Mountains and a stopover along a historic, scenic road.
Mountains of the Moon
05/16/2025 09:00 PM
The Rwenzori Mountains in eastern Africa are renowned for their water resources and endemic plants and animals, but like elsewhere in the tropics, the glaciers are dwindling.
Digging Into the History of Stone Town
05/15/2025 09:00 PM
Satellite images of the ancient city in Zanzibar highlight urbanization patterns and help researchers find new archaeological sites.
Fires Erupt in North American Forests
05/14/2025 02:24 PM
Record heat and dry conditions helped stoke several large blazes in Manitoba, Ontario, and Minnesota.
Vortex Variety Hour
05/13/2025 09:00 PM
The Kuril Islands produced swirls of different sizes in passing clouds.
A Smoky Start to Saskatchewan’s Fire Season
05/12/2025 02:29 PM
Still early in the fire season, satellites in mid-May observed intense blazes and towering plumes of smoke.
Mapping the Tiny Plankton That Feed Giant Right Whales
05/11/2025 09:00 PM
Researchers used NASA satellite data to detect swarms of red-tinged copepods, a key food source for the endangered marine mammals, in the Gulf of Maine.
Lights of Southeast Asia
05/10/2025 09:00 PM
On a night with little to no moonlight, other sources of nighttime lights were on vivid display in parts of Burma, Thailand, and Laos.
The Arches That Salt Built
05/09/2025 09:00 PM
A layer of salt called the Paradox Formation played a crucial role in the formation of thousands of arches within Utah’s Arches National Park.
On-Again, Off-Again at Kilauea
05/08/2025 02:00 PM
The Hawaiian volcano has been spewing fountains of lava with remarkable frequency.
Spring Flooding in Kazakhstan
05/07/2025 01:27 PM
Warm temperatures and spring rains unleashed a surge of water that inundated riverside communities in the northern part of the Central Asian country.
Antarctic Iceberg Loses Its Edge
05/06/2025 02:52 PM
The largest iceberg currently at sea is parked off the coast of South Georgia Island and showing signs of fragility.
Late-Autumn Storm Lashes New Zealand
05/05/2025 02:24 PM
Wintry conditions swept across the mountains, while destructive wind and flooding hit some of the country’s largest cities.
Spawning Spectacle
05/04/2025 09:00 PM
A late-season herring spawn in a British Columbia inlet created a vibrant patch of turquoise water.
Salty Emi Koussi
05/03/2025 09:00 PM
In northern Chad, the tallest peak in the Sahara Desert is topped with a patch of salt, not snow.
Arkansas Farmers Face Lingering Floodwaters
05/02/2025 01:27 PM
Many growers have been forced to replant as a prolonged flood killed off crops in the Arkansas Delta.
Blackout in Andalusia
04/30/2025 09:00 PM
Satellite-derived maps of nighttime lights in southern Spain revealed power outages that persisted across rural areas as the region was recovering from a widespread blackout.
Floods Give Way to a Burst of Desert Life
04/30/2025 01:30 PM
Heavy rain in Queensland sent floodwaters coursing through the Australian Outback. Carpets of green emerged in their wake.
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