Winter from the International Space Station
Over the years, astronauts aboard the orbiting laboratory have snapped spectacular photographs of Earth’s snow and ice in both hemispheres.
An Earth Observatory Collection
Land and water were decorated with snow and ice when astronauts looked down on the region in February 2022.
Glaciers on these heavenly mountains are a source of freshwater for farmers in Central Asia.
Beneath a layer of snow and ice, exceptionally hot fluids rise from the floor of Yellowstone Lake. Â
Four of the range’s prominent volcanoes—Rainier, St. Helens, Adams, and Hood—were on full display in February 2022.
Canada’s second-most populous city occupies the largest of hundreds of islands within the Hochelaga Archipelago.
This deep lake on the southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau freezes over during winter, curbing the large changes in lake level observed…
The Mid-Atlantic coast occasionally sees snow, but rain has become increasingly common over time.
New Zealand’s Southern Alps rise high above the landscape and influence the weather around them.
With an average elevation of 4500 meters above sea level, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is one of Earth’s highest geographic features.
After a rainy autumn, winter weather arrived in the Pacific Northwest.
Snow cover highlights the details of this railroad hub and city at the south end of the Ural Mountains.
The winter scene includes icy shorelines and frozen landscapes around Hudson Bay under thin, wrinkled clouds.
The Grand Canyon is one of the best known natural wonders on Earth, but astronauts see very different patterns compared…
Taken near the northernmost extent of the space station’s orbit, this photograph shows ice growth in the midst of freezing…
