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Seasons of Snow Cover in the West
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Published April 16, 2018
A blanket of white comes and goes from the mountains and deserts of the American West.
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Medina, Saudi Arabia
Published April 9, 2018
The second holiest city of Islam is centered around the Prophet’s Mosque (Al-Masjid an–Nabawi).
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The Pearl-Qatar
Published April 3, 2018
These artificial islands in Doha were built to resemble a string of pearls.
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Lake Balkhash Under the Moon
Published March 25, 2018
The central Asian lake is fed by snowmelt but tugged by the Moon.
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Lake Darodzan in Sunglint
Published March 19, 2018
Sunlight teases out the patterns on this lake and landscape in Iran.
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A Plateau of Chasms
Published March 12, 2018
Tassili n’Ajjer was once shaped by water, but the plateau gives shape to the sands below.
Lake Garda
Published March 5, 2018
Italy’s largest lake is situated where the southern Alps meet the Po River Valley.
One World, One Orbit
Published March 3, 2018
Astronauts captured simultaneous moments in time with citizens on the ground.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Published February 25, 2018
From the vantage point of the ISS, landscape patterns reveal the intermingling of older geologic formations and more recent landforms in this region.
Smoky Andean Valleys
Published February 19, 2018
Astronauts got an oblique look at the high plains and mountains of Bolivia.
Eastern Sayan Mountains
Published February 11, 2018
This largely uninhabited region has served for centuries as a crossroads for journeyers and traders between Mongolia and Russia.
Emi Koussi and Wind Grooves
Published February 5, 2018
Lava and strong winds give texture and shape to the dry interior of Chad.