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.
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.
Earth Observatory Landsat 9 An Amphitheater of Rock at Cedar Breaks Guest authors January 5, 2026 0 The colorful formations found in this bowl-shaped escarpment in southwestern Utah are the centerpiece of Cedar Breaks National Monument.