Earth Observatory Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Volcanoes Pumice Rafts Encroach on Admiralty Islands Guest authors June 15, 2026 0 Buoyant volcanic rock fragments from an underwater eruption drifted across the Bismarck Sea and choked island coasts.
Earth Observatory Human Dimensions Landsat 5 Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) World Cup Fever in Guadalajara Guest authors June 12, 2026 0 The city’s metro area has pushed westward since it last hosted World Cup matches in 1986, expanding across a landscape shaped by ancient volcanoes.
Earth Observatory Ice & Glaciers International Space Station (ISS) Tyndall’s Trail of Bergs Guest authors June 10, 2026 0 Ice splintered off the southern Patagonia glacier and drifted across a growing glacial lake.
Earth Observatory June 2026 Satellite Puzzler Guest authors June 10, 2026 0 Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.
Aqua Earth Observatory Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Wildfires Wildland Fire Management Fighting Fire With Fire Guest authors June 5, 2026 0 In fire-prone ecosystems in Australia’s Northern Territory, prescribed burns are lit to minimize the severity of fires later in the season.
Artemis 2 Earth Observatory Earth's Atmosphere Sun-Earth Interactions A Moonlit Earth as Seen From Artemis II Guest authors June 4, 2026 0 An astronaut’s photo, taken en route to the Moon, reveals our planet and its place in space in a novel way.
Earth Observatory Hurricanes & Typhoons NOAA-20 (JPSS-1) Suomi NPP (Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership) Typhoon Jangmi Guest authors June 3, 2026 0 The sprawling storm promised to deliver torrential rain across a wide swath of southern Japan.
Earth Observatory Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Landsat 9 Wildfires Fire’s Footprint on Santa Rosa Island Guest authors June 2, 2026 0 A wildland fire charred grassland, coastal sage scrub, and chaparral across one-third of the island, the second largest of the Channel Islands.
Aqua Earth Observatory Earth's Atmosphere Hurricanes & Typhoons Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Gravity Waves From Super Typhoon Sinlaku Guest authors June 1, 2026 0 Satellites observed striking upper-atmosphere phenomena generated by an intensifying tropical cyclone.
Earth Observatory Jet Propulsion Laboratory Land Cover Land Use NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Painting the Growing Season in the Maize Triangle Guest authors May 29, 2026 0 Radar data from an agricultural area in South Africa, shown in a vivid color palette, reveal crop types and how they changed during the Southern Hemisphere’s growing season.