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A Remote Lake with a Rich History
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Published February 2, 2021
Lake Turkana is the largest desert lake in the world and contains a treasure trove of early human fossils.
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Sands and Mats at Padre Island
Published January 31, 2021
The barrier island in Texas has much to teach about barrier islands and Martian life.
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Gold Mining in Russia’s Central Aldan Ore District
Published January 30, 2021
In places where concentrations of the precious metal have been discovered, mining operations are large enough to be seen from space.
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Looking Around the Neighborhood
Published January 29, 2021
Two spacecraft designed to study the Sun also got some recent peeks at Earth and other planets.
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America’s First National Wildlife Refuge
Published February 1, 2021
A bird-loving farmer living near Florida’s Pelican Island helped spur the creation of a national system of wildlife refuges.
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Snow-Free Glaciers in Winter
Published January 28, 2021
Several glaciers near Mount Everest have experienced unusual melting this winter.
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Cloudy Ridges in Yunnan
Published January 27, 2021
Parallel ridges in the Chinese province forced moist air up enough to create these distinctive lines of clouds.
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Undercutting Sverdrup Glacier
Published January 26, 2021
Warming seas are accelerating the retreat of Greenland’s coastal glaciers.
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A New Park for West Virginia
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Published January 23, 2021
One of the oldest rivers in the world is famous for its extreme sports and hunting.
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NASA Data Aid Food Security Assessments in Kenya
Published January 25, 2021
Cropland masks and other environmental data can help agriculture agencies pinpoint where support is most needed.
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Tropical Cyclone Eloise
Published January 22, 2021
The category-1 storm is poised to move inland over East African countries.
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Bustling Persian Gulf at Night
Published January 24, 2021
City lights and shipping traffic mark one of the world’s major economic crossroads.
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