Picturing Earth in a New Light
05/14/2026 09:00 PM
A recent analysis revealed where artificial light at night has intensified, as well as where it has diminished.
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Ice Moves Out of Aniak
05/13/2026 09:01 PM
Spring melt along Alaska’s Kuskokwim River caused ice jams and flooding.
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America’s Emerald Isle
05/12/2026 09:00 PM
Beaver Island is one in a string of verdant and scenic jewels in a northern Lake Michigan archipelago.
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NASA’s Perseverance Captures Panorama at ‘Arbot’
05/12/2026 09:46 AM
Description NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture this panorama of an area nicknamed “Arbot” on April 5, 2026, the 1,882nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission, during the rover’s deepest push west beyond Jezero Crater. Made of 46 images, the panorama offers one of the richest geological vistas of the […]
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Snaps Westernmost Selfie
05/12/2026 09:45 AM
Description NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie on March 11, 2026, the 1,797th Martian day, or sol, of the mission, during the rover’s deepest push west beyond Jezero Crater. Assembled from 61 individual images, the selfie shows Perseverance training its mast on the “Arathusa” rocky outcrop after creating a whitish circular abrasion patch. The […]
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Australia’s Cloudy Beauty
05/11/2026 09:01 PM
Valley fog gathered in the Victorian Alps while an arch-shaped cloud drifted across Port Phillip Bay.
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NASA’s Curiosity Takes Close Look at Rock That Got Stuck on Drill
05/11/2026 05:09 PM
Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this view of a rock nicknamed “Atacama” on May 6, 2026, the 4,877th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The rock had gotten stuck to the drill on the end of Curiosity’s robotic arm on April 25. Engineers spent several days […]
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Color Off the Mid-Atlantic Coast
05/10/2026 09:01 PM
Something is brewing in shallow waters offshore of Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia.
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NASA’s Psyche Mission Captures Mars During Gravity Assist Approach
05/08/2026 11:11 AM
Description This colorized image of Mars was captured by NASA’s Psyche mission on May 3, 2026, about 3 million miles (4.8 million kilometers) from the planet. The spacecraft is approaching the planet for a gravity assist on May 15 that will give it a boost in speed and adjust its trajectory toward asteroid Psyche for […]
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Tracy Arm’s Post-Tsunami Landscape
05/07/2026 09:00 PM
A landslide-triggered tsunami stripped vegetation from the shore of the glacial fjord in summer 2025.
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