Earth Matters

Your challenge is to use the comments section to tell us what we are looking at, where it is, and why it is interesting.

Your challenge is to use the comments section to tell us what we are looking at, where it is, and why it is interesting.

Every month on Earth Matters, we offer a puzzling satellite image. Your challenge is to tell us what we are looking at, where it is, and why it is interesting.

The web platform combines the collective scientific power of the agencies' Earth-observing satellites to document changes in the environment and society during the pandemic.

A series of recent research papers shows that we know more than ever before about the ice on our land and covering the seas. Here’s a look at some of the notable findings.

The COVID-19 Data Pathfinder provides links to datasets that can be used to research changing environmental impacts from modified human behavior patterns during the global pandemic.

Recognize this place? Your challenge is to use the comments section to tell us what we are looking at, where it is, and why it is interesting.

Just as we were finishing another story about fires in Venezuela, a surprisingly large, dark smoke plume appeared in VIIRS and MODIS imagery.

As several comprehensive NASA-funded research projects get started, here is a quick roundup of some of the more interesting satellite-related findings about the science of coronavirus and its effects on the environment.