One of NASA’s newest Earth-observing sensors extends and improves the continuous measurement of light-harvesting pigments in ocean surface waters. Read More…
Weather Blog
Highlights of the environment and weather-related photo stories
Farmers are facing the burden of dwindling reservoir water in this productive agricultural region of Washington state. Read More…
The major hurricane steered clear of land but delivered tropical storm conditions to coastal areas along its path. Read More…
Fueled by extreme heat and dry conditions, intense wildfires in Spain and Portugal sent thick smoke across parts of Europe. Read More…
Samuel Pierpont Langley conducted the first successful flight of an unpiloted, engine-driven, heavier-than-air craft from a houseboat near Chopawamsic Island in the Potomac River....
A subtle arc, formed by the bending of light through high-altitude ice crystals, cradles the Moon above the darkened Earth. Read More…
As wildland fires raged in the American West, NASA airborne technology was there to image it in incredible detail. Read More…
The Bear Gulch fire spread through dense forest and filled skies with smoke in northwestern Washington state. Read More…
One of the most active volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula is erupting yet again. Read More…
