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NASA Articles, News Releases and Image Galleries
Monitoring Water Use
Monitoring Water Use from Space:
Ground temperature can be used to estimate water use.
Lightning Map
Where Does Lightning Strike?
A map of lightning incidence.
Universe Pictures
Pictures of the Universe:
The most interesting views in space.
Aurora Borealis
Aurora Borealis:
Views of the "Northern Lights".
Lonar Impact Crater
India's Lonar Impact Crater:
6000 feet wide and about 35,000 - 50,000 years old.
Galaxies In Collision
Galaxies in Collision:
Galaxies are not static places. Instead they are dynamic and explosive.
Human Influence
Human-Linked Climate Change:
How people change climate.
Algal Blooms
Marine Phytoplankton:
Satellite images from worldwide oceans.
Volcanoes From Space
Monitoring Volcanoes From Space:
Learn how NASA keeps an eye on remote volcanoes.
Earth At Night
Satellite Image of Earth at Night:
One of NASA's most famous images.
Tunguska Blast
Tunguska Blast:
A meteoroid explosion over remote Siberia.
Manam Volcano
Manam Volcano:
An incredible image from June 2009.
Diamond Mine
Botswana Diamond Mine:
Satellite image of the world's most productive mine.
Lake Eyre Flooding
Lake Eyre Australia Flooding:
Satellite images before and after a rare flooding event.
Redoubt Ash Plume
Redoubt Ash Plume:
Thermal images document explosions.
Muddy Gulf Of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico Sediment:
Muddy waters in this satellite image.
Triangulum Galaxy
Triangulum Galaxy:
One galaxy moving towards the Milky Way.
Great Blue Hole
Great Blue Hole:
A depression in the Lighthouse Reef Atoll.
Fires in Nepal
Nepal Forest Fires:
Smoke streams from forest and agricultural fires.
Tambora Volcano
Tambora:
Caldera from Earth's largest recorded eruption.
Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage:
Ice free waters in many areas.
Diamonds In Space
Diamonds In Space:
Spitzer looks for diamonds.
Mars Meteorites
Mars Meteorites:
Iron meteorites found by Mars rovers.
Largest Impact Crater
Largest Impact Crater:
This might be the largest crater.
Evidence Of Water
Evidence of Water on Mars:
Lakes, rivers and other features.
Mercury Geology
Geology of Mercury:
Volcanoes, impacts, crustal processes.
Storms On Saturn
Powerful Storms on Saturn:
Huge storms, strong lightning.
NASA on Sliding Rocks
NASA at Racetrack Playa:
NASA interns and mentors visit Racetrack Playa to solve the mystery of the sliding rocks.
Rocks Made of Ice
Where Rocks are Made of Ice:
Rocks on Saturn's moon Titan are likely made of water ice.
Groundwater Loss
Groundwater Loss:
Satellites detect huge water level declines.
Asteroid Collision
Asteroid Collision:
A streak of debris that might be a collision.
Dynamic Earth
Earth's Core & Magnetic Field:
Exploring Earth's interior.
Activity at Rabaul
Activity at Rabaul Volcano:
Ash plume in late November, 2009.
Maupiti Island
Maupiti Island:
Spectacular image of island, lagoon & reefs.
Heavy Snow in China
Heavy Snow in China:
Reveals features normally unseen.
Suspended Sediment
Gulf Sediment Plumes:
Tropical Storm churns up Gulf sediment.
"Starburst Galaxies"
"Starburst Galaxies":
Where new stars form at a rapid rate.
Athabasca Oil Sands
Athabasca Oil Sands:
The second largest oil deposit.
Kilauea Rift Zone
Kilauea Rift Zone:
A spectacular image of craters and lava flows.
Egypt Dust Storm
Dust Over the Mediterranean:
Winds carry dust far from shore.
GPS Satellite Location
How Do GPS Satellites Know Their Location?
Quasars serve as "stationary" reference points.
El Misti Volcano - Peru
El Misti Volcano:
Satellite image of Misti and Arequipa, Peru.
Glacial Dust
Glacial Dust off Copper Glacier:
A spectacular image by NASA.
Asteroid Close Call!
Asteroid 2009 VA Nearly Hits Earth:
Discovered just 15 hours from potential impact.
Ship Exhaust Trails
Ship Exhaust Trails:
Interesting image from the US west coast.
Montserrat Volcano
Soufriere Hills:
Image shows evidence of volcanic eruptions.
World Topo Map
Topographic Map of the World:
The most complete digital topographic map of Earth.
Saturn's Largest Ring
Saturn's Largest Ring:
Spitzer finds an enormous diffuse ring.
Wa. Dust Storm
Washington Dust Storm:
Satellite image - October 2009.
Buried Climate Record
Mars Ice Layers Match Climate:
Radar maps reveal a polar climate record.
Monitoring Water Use
Water Use From Space:
Sensing water use from space.
Farm Land Patterns
Farms From Space:
Landsat reveals farming and land use.
Ol Doinyo Lengai
Ol Doinyo Lengai:
Images show the impact of an eruption.
Greenland Glaciers
Glaciers Into a Dry Valley:
Greenland glacier images.
Sarychev Volcano
Sarychev Volcano:
An eruption plume punches through clouds.
Dust Devils On Mars
Dust Devils On Mars:
Vortices as large as Earth's tornadoes.
Kepler-11
Kepler-11
planetary system consists of a dwarf yellow star and six planets orbiting closely.
Arsenic Bacteria
Arsenic Bacteria:
All life was based on C, P, N, O, S and H. This bacteria includes As.
Plant Productivity
Plant Growth and Climate:
Warming can increase or decrease plant productivity.
Something Hit Jupiter
Something Hit Jupiter:
A bruise appeared in July, 2009. Was it a comet or asteroid strike?
Sulfur Spring Over Ice
The Only Known Sulfur Spring Over Ice:
Microbes convert H2S into sulfur on Ellesmere Island.
Chaiten Images
Chaiten Volcano:
NASA images document the eruption.
Karymsky Volcano
Karymsky Volcano:
Image of a recent ashfall over snow.
Shiveluch Volcano
Shiveluch Volcano:
A plume and ashfall over snowy terrain.
Okhotsk Sea Ice
Okhotsk Sea Ice:
Swirls of sea ice drifting off Hokkaido Island.
Great Bahama Bank
Great Bahama Bank:
Image of a classic carbonate environment.
Natural Oil Seeps
Natural Oil Seeps:
Natural seeps contribute oil to oceans.
Buried Faults
Detecting Buried Faults:
Radar data tracks a subsurface fault.
Ethiopia Lava Flows
East Africa Rift Lava Flows:
Images of a fissure eruption.
Monitoring Pollution
Monitoring Pollution By Satellite:
Haze flows from Asia to the USA.
Wind Power Maps
Ocean Wind Power Maps:
Areas with wind power potential.
Glory Over The Pacific
Glory Over the Pacific:
Amazing atmospheric phenomenon.
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay Recovery:
Monitoring clean-up by satellite.
Louisiana Subsidence
Louisiana Coastal Subsidence:
Learn why the Delta is sinking.
Climate Change Data
Monitoring Climate Change:
Tracking clouds, rain, aerosols, ice & glaciers.
Arctic Ice Loss
Antarctic Ice Loss:
NASA finds faster melting in the Antarctic.
Glaciers on Mars
Concealed Glaciers on Mars:
NASA sees ice under rock cover.
Mars Methane
Methane in Mars Atmosphere:
From geologic activity or life?
Human Carbon Dioxide
Human Carbon Dioxide:
1.4 tons of carbon per person per year added to the atmosphere.
Mars Water Deposits
Water Deposits on Mars:
Four types of deposits on Mars.
Carbonate Minerals
Carbonates on Mars:
The environment indicating mineral.
Carbon Dioxide Map
Carbon Dioxide Map:
Systematic patterns of CO2.
Second Brightest Star
Star Bright as 3.2 Million Suns:
Images of the brightest stars.
Ike's Storm Surge
Hurricane Ike Storm Surge:
Images of the coastal impact.
Liquid Ethane
Ethane on Titan:
The only other liquid lakes in our solar system.
NASA News
Melting Land Ice and Sea Level Rise
: “In the first comprehensive satellite study of its...
Queensland Flooding Satellite Image
: “Severe flooding affected multiple communities along Australia's Queensland-New...
Sand Dunes on Mars
: This enhanced-color image shows sand dunes trapped in...
Making Blue Marble Images of Earth
: NASA has a short article that summarizes how...
Blue Marble Horn of Africa Perspective
: NASA has produced a new “Blue Marble image....
Lots of People Want to be an Astronaut!
: NASA plans to admit about a dozen new...
Water On Mars
Water on Mars:
NASA discovers water on Mars.
Mars Ice Cap
Temperature of Mars' Crust and Upper Mantle:
Mars is a cold planet at depth.
Dark Matter
Dark Matter in a Supercluster:
Mapping reveals galaxy violence.
Phobos Images
New Phobos Images:
Images show crater chains and more.
Nitrogen Trifluoride
Nitrogen Trifluoride Gas:
A powerful greenhouse gas.
Mars Topography
Olympus Mons:
Highest point on Mars and largest volcano.
Storms On Jupiter
Storms on Jupiter:
Continent - sized storms driven by heat.
Ocean On Titan?
Ocean Beneath Titan?
Is there an ocean within Saturn's moon?
Organic Enceladus
Enceladus Organic Chemicals:
NASA detects organics.
Mars Tectonics
Plate Tectonics On Mars:
Magnetic stripes suggest plate-like movement.
Arctic Sea Ice
Arctic Sea Ice at Risk:
"Warm weather" or "global warming"?
Life On Enceladus?
Possible Life On Enceladus?
Extremeophile life forms on Saturn's moon?
Mars Soil Samples
Mars Soil Sample Recovery:
A mission to Mars for Martian soil.
Earth's Warmest Year
Earth's Warmest Year:
Maps and graphs document the heat.
Sahara Dust Storm
Sahara Dust and Ocean Temperature:
The impact of wind-blown dust.
Pinwheel Galaxy
Pinwheel Galaxy:
15 million light years away from Earth.
Avalanche On Mars
Mars Avalanche:
NASA image of an avalanche on Mars.
Mars Radar Sounder
Mars Radar Sounder:
Probing for subsurface structures.
Ice On Mars
Ice on Mars:
Phoenix finds a frozen water layer on Mars.
Phoenix Mars Lander
Phoenix Lander:
Artist's view of the landing, and landscape.
Youngest Supernova
Youngest Supernova:
NASA detects a young supernova.
Enceladus Geysers
Geysers on Enceladus:
Cassini's to sample geysers.
