Earth Matters

Though mosquitos are small, they are also deadly. A new app helps citizen scientists fight back.

Each month, we try to stump you with a new EO Puzzler. If you missed the latest one, or if you just want more challenges, we have a new one from our colleagues at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The science and outreach team from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) is inviting you to become a geographical detective […]

Not long after a crippling drought, record-breaking precipitation covered the state.

This spring, scientists tested alternative jet fuels and tested the DopplerScat instrument to measure ocean currents.

Read this guide to learn how to double the resolution of a Landsat image.

Every month on Earth Matters, we offer a puzzling satellite image. We usually ask you to identify the location of a scene, but that’s not enough this time. For the June 2017 puzzler (above) your challenge is to tell us what the image shows and what makes it interesting. How to answer. Your can use a few words […]

Recent news from the field of ocean science includes a new estimate of sea level rise, a preview of hurricane season, better views of corals and the Gulf of Mexico seafloor, and a look back at the 2015-16 El Nino and La Nina events.

The Miyar Glacier features a dramatic splash across its surface where a 2009 landslide sloshed rockfall debris across its surface.

Satellites have already revealed much about trees.