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....
Weather Blog
Highlights of the environment and weather-related photo stories
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…
Data provided by the water satellite are helping to improve tsunami forecast models. Read More…
The remote and rugged landscape in central Colorado is known for outdoor recreation by day and exceptional stargazing by night. Read More…
The fast-growing blaze charred more than 100,000 acres in the span of a week. Read More…
Forests play a key role in filtering the waters of a reservoir in central Massachusetts that’s home to submerged towns and nesting eagles. Read...
