Antarctica’s Sea Ice Has Gone From Record Highs to Near-Record Lows
Antarctic sea ice reached its annual maximum extent on September 14, 2026—the third-lowest maximum in the satellite record.…
NASA Satellites Reveal a Troubling New Reality in the Arctic
Arctic sea ice reaches its annual minimum extent on September 12, 2026, tying several past years for the…
For Decades, the Arctic Melt Season Kept Growing. Then It Stopped
The Arctic melt season lengthened dramatically for decades, but its average duration has barely changed since around 2010.…
A Massive 29-Square-Mile Iceberg Hit an Island and Kept Going
An iceberg from Petermann Glacier encounters Joe Island in northwestern Greenland, visible in images captured by the OLI…
One of Earth’s Driest Deserts Just Turned White
Back-to-back winter storms brought a rare burst of snow to Chile’s Atacama Desert in August 2026, turning parts…
New Mexico’s Largest Reservoir Was Nearly Full. Now It’s at 1.4%
New Mexico’s Elephant Butte Reservoir was nearly full on June 2, 1994 (left), in contrast to very low…
NASA Reveals the Black Sea’s Stunning Annual Turquoise Transformation
NASA’s PACE satellite captured the Black Sea glowing turquoise on June 22, 2026, as a massive bloom of…
NASA Satellite Images Show Huge Colored Plumes Staining the Ocean
NASA satellites are tracking an intriguing patch of colored plumes in the waters off the US’s Mid-Atlantic coast.…
NASA’s seafloor map: How scientists mapped the ocean floor from space |
For many years, scientists have known more about the Moon’s surface than the depths of our planet’s oceans.…
NASA Captures Stunning Images of a Titanic Iceberg’s Collapse
Iceberg A-23A, once colossal and long-lived, is breaking apart as it drifts into warmer seas. Once the world’s…