Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands

Dry, warm, and windy conditions across the U.S. Great Plains led to extreme fire activity in March 2026.

Dry, warm, and windy conditions across the U.S. Great Plains led to extreme fire activity in March 2026.

The powerful storm lashed the northern edge of the continent with damaging winds and drenching rain as it made landfall multiple times.

A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar eclipse.

A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar eclipse.

A vivid display of the aurora lit up skies over the Denmark Strait and eastern Canada during a minor geomagnetic storm in February 2026.

Satellites observed a frozen landscape across much of the country after a massive winter storm.

Satellites observed a frozen landscape across much of the country after a massive winter storm.