Examining Algal Blooms in Blue Mesa
The summers of 2021 and 2022 were tough seasons for Colorado’s Blue Mesa Reservoir. A severe drought gripped…
A Turquoise Tint for the Black Sea
The Black Sea sits at the boundary between Europe and Asia and connects to the Mediterranean Sea via…
Playing the Moon Game – NASA Science
In preparing to visit the Moon’s surface, soon-to-be lunar explorers in NASA’s Apollo program first ventured into a…
Tropical Storm Arthur – NASA Science
Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, brought high winds and heavy…
Tyndall’s Trail of Bergs – NASA Science
The Southern Patagonian Icefield is the largest expanse of ice in the Southern Hemisphere outside of Antarctica. The…
June 2026 Satellite Puzzler – NASA Science
Every month, NASA Earth Observatory features a puzzling satellite image. The June 2026 puzzler appears above. Your ChallengeIdentify the location…
Digging Back in Time in the UAE
About an hour’s drive east of Dubai’s gleaming towers and artificial islands, a quieter, more natural landscape takes…
Fighting Fire With Fire – NASA Science
In May and June of most years, NASA satellites typically begin to detect large numbers of wildland fires…
A Moonlit Earth as Seen From Artemis II
One of the first images transmitted back to Earth from the Artemis II mission was a stunner. In…
Gravity Waves From Super Typhoon Sinlaku
In mid-April 2026, Super Typhoon Sinlaku churned across the North Pacific Ocean and brought heavy rain and flooding…
Painting the Growing Season in the Maize Triangle
Along the Vetrivier (Vet River) in South Africa, a patchwork of circular and rectangular fields spreads across what…
A Shift in What’s Shaping U.S. Landscapes
The land is always changing, sometimes by human hands: cities are built, farms expanded, and forests logged. Other…