New videos of lightning from the GOES-16 satellite and a blue jet from the International Space Station are spectacular.
March Puzzler
Your challenge for the March puzzler is to tell us what part of the world we are looking at, when the image was acquired, what the image shows, and why the scene is interesting.
Is That The Best You Can Do?
Regular readers of our site may have noticed our recent piece on the Antarctic Peninsula. That Aqua MODIS shot was made possible by a weather pattern that brings clearer skies to the peninsula in January or February most years. You can see the same pattern in finer detail with a mosaic of Landsat scenes from early 2016. But […]
From an Atmospheric River to a River of Sediment
The massive amount of sediment that atmospheric rivers can send rushing toward the sea can make for some remarkable satellite images.
Satellite Images We Love
Here are a few of the images from our archive that our staff love the most.
Using Satellites to Size Up the Severity of Crop Fires in Northern India
An analysis of satellite data suggest that crop fires in Punjab in 2016 were the most severe the state has seen in more than decade.
February Puzzler
Our latest puzzler is out. Your challenge is to use the comments section to tell us what part of the world we are looking at, when the image was acquired, what the image shows, and why the scene is interesting.
A Shape-Shifting Volcanic Island
The eruption of Alaska's Bogoslof volcano has changed the island's size and shape.
In Coastal Peru, Fog Begets Life
It might seem unlikely that vegetation can survive in a sandy coastal environment that receives little rain, but plant communities along Peru’s southern coast have found a way. In December 2016, we published the top image showing a unique perspective of fog. From space, you can see the vast expanse of marine stratocumulus sweeping inland to fill some of Peru’s deep valleys. It is […]