Earth Observatory Landsat 9 Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) snow Topography Snow in the Shadow of the Andes Guest authors April 9, 2026 0 An early autumn storm left higher elevations in southern Argentina with a fresh and fleeting coat of white.
Earth Observatory Ice & Glaciers Landsat 9 Seeing Blue During Schirmacher’s Summer Melt Season Guest authors March 30, 2026 0 A network of meltwater lakes and drainage channels made an Antarctic ice shelf known for its blue ice areas even bluer.
Earth Observatory Landsat 9 Oceans Wildlife Satellite Spots a Spawn Guest authors March 27, 2026 0 The activity of herring around Vancouver Island in British Columbia brightened coastal waters enough to be detectable from space.
Earth Observatory Landsat 9 Oceans Wildlife Satellite Spots a Spawn Guest authors March 27, 2026 0 The activity of herring around Vancouver Island in British Columbia brightened coastal waters enough to be detectable from space.
Earth Observatory Floods Landsat 9 Kona Storms Flood Oʻahu Guest authors March 25, 2026 0 Back-to-back subtropical cyclones in March fueled destructive flash flooding on several of the Hawaiian Islands.
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 Observatory Landsat 9 Volcanoes Restless Kīlauea Launches Lava and Ash Guest authors March 20, 2026 0 Episode 43 of the Hawaiian volcano’s current eruption was marked by high lava fountains and widespread ash dispersal.
Astrobiology Earth Observatory Ice & Glaciers Landsat 9 Planetary Analogs Surface Water Water on Earth A Most Unusual Lake Guest authors March 11, 2026 0 Lake Unter-See in Antarctica, sealed beneath thick ice, contains unusually high levels of dissolved oxygen and cone-shaped microbial reefs resembling some of Earth’s oldest fossils.
Earth Observatory Human Dimensions Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Landsat 9 Milano Cortina 2026 Guest authors February 5, 2026 0 About 2,900 Olympic athletes have converged on northern Italy to sort out who is the GOAT—or perhaps the stoat.
Earth Observatory Land Cover Land Use Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission) Landsat 9 snow Vegetation Seasons Change in Southwest Virginia Guest authors February 2, 2026 0 From autumn color to a winter-white finish, forested areas around Blacksburg trade foliage for snow over the span of two months.