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A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar eclipse.
Set amid El Salvador’s modern, active volcanic landscape, tranquil blue waters fill a caldera formed by ancient eruptions.
As Iceberg A-23A disintegrated, it shed meltwater that helped fuel an extensive phytoplankton bloom in the South Atlantic Ocean.
A NASA luminary from the Apollo era grew up in Wales near Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Oklahoma’s Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge attracts rare and diverse species—and enthusiasts looking for a distinct type of crystallized gypsum.
The National fire has burned tens of thousands of acres within the Florida preserve, fueled by vegetation dried by prolonged…
The hill-shaped features are a sign of explosive volcanic activity—a rarity on the Red Planet.
Nearly 50 years ago, the first Landsat satellite captured the rare sight of Mid-Atlantic waterways frozen over.
Villages and farmland were swamped after unusually heavy early-February rains pushed the Sinú River over its banks.
Satellite-based radar images show where a powerful earthquake in the Yukon, Canada, sent rock, snow, and ice spilling across the…
Winds blowing past the volcanic landmass near the Korean Peninsula created a trail of spiraling clouds, while murky water churned…
A cold snap in the southern U.S. stirred up a dazzling display of sediment in coastal waters.
Dry, gusty conditions spurred fast-growing fires in Oklahoma and Kansas, along with dangerous dust storms across the region.
A vivid display of the aurora lit up skies over the Denmark Strait and eastern Canada during a minor geomagnetic…
Widespread flooding affected tens of thousands of people after cyclones Fytia and Gezani drenched the island.
The Tongan volcano expanded its mid-Pacific real estate during its latest eruptive phase.
George Washington was born along this tidal creek in Virginia and, as a teenager, made one of his first surveying…
The glacier in southeastern Svalbard pulses with the changing seasons, speeding up and slowing its flow toward the sea.
Cortina d'Ampezzo, flanked by steep-sided mountain peaks, is the site of several skiing and sliding events in the 2026 Winter…
January brought blistering extremes Down Under as record temperatures scorched the nation’s southeast.
The country's northern regions are accustomed to snow, but unrelenting storms have snarled transportation and caused other challenges this winter.
