Earth Observatory Ice & Glaciers Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Remote Sensing Technology Sea Level Rise Topography Record-Setting Retreat of Hektoria Glacier Guest authors May 4, 2026 0 Scientists relied on satellite data to understand how the Antarctic glacier lost so much ice so rapidly.
Droughts Earth Observatory Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Wildfires Fires Rage in Georgia Guest authors April 29, 2026 0 Firefighters are battling two destructive blazes in the southern part of the state as drought grips the U.S. Southeast.
Earth Observatory Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Volcanoes A School of Mud Volcano Islands in Azerbaijan Guest authors April 21, 2026 0 The tadpole-shaped islands along the Absheron Peninsula were born by explosive mud volcano eruptions and reshaped by erosion.
Earth Observatory Land Cover Land Use Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Topography Thailand’s Krabi Coast Guest authors April 20, 2026 0 The coastal province features striking tropical karst landscapes and sandy beaches alongside a mix of natural land cover and developed areas.
Earth Observatory Floods Global Precipitation Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Landsat 9 Spring Rains Saturate Michigan Guest authors April 17, 2026 0 Above-normal precipitation has swollen rivers and damaged infrastructure statewide.
Earth Observatory Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Landsat 9 Topography Eyeing the Richat Structure Guest authors April 16, 2026 0 The circular geologic feature in northwestern Africa can be hard to recognize from the ground, but it is obvious when viewed from space.
Earth Earth Observatory Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Landsat 9 Life on Earth Vegetation A Fault Line in Full Bloom Guest authors March 23, 2026 0 Plains around the San Andreas Fault and across Carrizo Plain National Monument are awash with yellow as wildflowers bloom.
Earth Earth Observatory Earth Science Earth Surface & Interior Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Life on Earth Topography Vegetation A Bit of Gray on an Emerald Isle Guest authors March 17, 2026 0 Ireland is best known for its many greens, but the striking grays of the island’s Burren region also stand out in satellite images.
Earth Observatory Ice & Glaciers Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Ocean Circulation Sea Ice Cañon Fiord’s Whirling Waters Guest authors March 16, 2026 0 During the 2022 summer melt season, sediment plumes and fractured sea ice traced swirling eddies in a branch of the Nansen Sound fjord system in the Canadian Arctic.
apollo Earth Observatory Human Dimensions Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Surface Water Water on Earth A Little Town with a Long Name Guest authors March 5, 2026 0 A NASA luminary from the Apollo era grew up in Wales near Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.