Earth Observatory Floods Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Landsat 9 Floodwaters Overwhelm Thailand Guest authors October 9, 2026 0 Heavy rains since mid-September have caused widespread flooding that has affected millions of people across the country.
Droughts Earth Observatory Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Surface Water Fighting Drought in Texas Cotton Country Guest authors October 8, 2026 0 Drought and an ailing aquifer were major topics of conversation when NASA scientists visited with farmers in the Texas High Plains.
Aqua Earth Observatory Earth Visualization & Mapping Nimbus Sea Ice Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Its 2026 Minimum Guest authors October 7, 2026 0 Satellite records show Arctic sea ice covering less of the ocean in both winter and summer.
Aqua Earth Observatory Earth Visualization & Mapping Nimbus Sea Ice Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Its 2026 Minimum Guest authors October 7, 2026 0 Satellite records show Arctic sea ice covering less of the ocean in both winter and summer.
Earth Observatory October 2026 Satellite Puzzler Guest authors October 7, 2026 0 Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.
Earth Observatory Landsat 9 The Beaver Brown Waters of Rupert Bay Guest authors October 6, 2026 0 Dissolved organic matter and suspended sediment mingle in the southernmost extent of James Bay.
Earth Observatory Earth Surface & Interior International Space Station (ISS) Moon-Like Madagascar Guest authors October 5, 2026 0 A bright lens of anorthosite, a rock type prevalent on the lunar surface, is cradled within sheared rocks in the country’s south.
Earth Observatory Earth Surface & Interior International Space Station (ISS) Moon-Like Madagascar Guest authors October 5, 2026 0 A bright lens of anorthosite, a rock type prevalent on the lunar surface, is cradled within sheared rocks in the country’s south.
Earth Observatory Floods Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Rains Swamp the Gandak River Guest authors October 2, 2026 0 After days of torrential rain, the river rose to record-breaking levels in parts of Nepal and India.
Earth Observatory Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Landsat 9 An Agricultural “Island” in the Saskatchewan River Delta Guest authors October 1, 2026 0 Surrounded by wetlands, Manitoba’s northernmost farmland near The Pas turns from green to brown over the 2026 growing season.