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Lighting the Paths Across the U.S.
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Published November 26, 2013
Satellite views of night lights help reveal the strings of roads, rails, and rivers than connect the citizens of the United States.
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Hybrid Eclipse Shades Africa
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Published November 5, 2013
This rare event merged annular and total eclipses. It won't happen again until 2172.
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Something Fishy in the Deep, Dark Ocean
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Published October 31, 2013
Squid boats create a city of light in the South Atlantic.
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Cloud Plume with a Cold War Twist
Published October 22, 2013
Gas hydrates? Nuclear tests? No. Just unusual, but natural clouds.
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Three Oceans, No Cyclones
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Published September 15, 2013
September 8, 2013, was an unusual day in an unusual season for tropical cyclones.
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Progression of the Rim Fire at Night
Published September 8, 2013
The VIIRS instrument on the Suomi NPP satellite tracked the growth of the fire between August 20 and September 4.
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Tracking Dust Across the Atlantic
Published August 29, 2013
Dust storms in mid-summer 2013 spanned the Atlantic Ocean, depositing particles in the Americas and perhaps suppressing hurricanes.
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