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A collection of fish-shaped clouds hovered above the glacial lake in Patagonia in December 2025.
After a four-decade run, the massive, waterlogged berg is leaking meltwater and on the verge of disintegrating.
The Large Magellanic Cloud—one of our closest neighboring galaxies—is a hotbed of star formation that is visible to both astronauts…
An astronaut photographed moonglint shimmering across the sea surface and the bright clusters of Florida’s cities at night.
In southeastern Libya, Jabal Arkanū’s concentric rock rings stand as relics of past geologic forces that churned beneath the desert.
An astronaut photographed the island’s striking mix of mountains, forests, and expanding urban areas.
A Gulf Coast storm followed by snowmelt in January 2025 temporarily increased the Mississippi River’s outflow, sending a surge of…
Sediment from the riverbed, especially during periods of higher flow, helps shape the surrounding beaches and sandbars.
Astronauts and much of Earth’s population had a chance to view a coppery “Blood Moon” during a total lunar eclipse…
