Picturing Earth in a New Light
A recent analysis revealed where artificial light at night has intensified, as well as where it has diminished.
Snow in the Shadow of the Andes
An early autumn storm left higher elevations in southern Argentina with a fresh and fleeting coat of white.
Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands
Dry, warm, and windy conditions across the U.S. Great Plains led to extreme fire activity in March 2026.
Tropical Cyclone Narelle Crosses Australia
The powerful storm lashed the northern edge of the continent with damaging winds and drenching rain as it made landfall multiple times.
Wave of Dust Rolls Through Texas
An advancing cold front kicked up a sharp line of sand and other small particles that swept over the high plains.
Artifacts From NASA’s Webb, Parker Solar Probe on View at Smithsonian
A testing replica of the “backbone” of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and a full-scale model of the agency’s Parker Solar Probe are now on permanent display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. “From touching the Sun with Parker Solar Probe to creating humanity’s most powerful […]
Shades of a Lunar Eclipse
A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar eclipse.
Smoke Rises Over Big Cypress National Preserve
The National fire has burned tens of thousands of acres within the Florida preserve, fueled by vegetation dried by prolonged drought and killed by recent frost.
Northern Glow Spans Iceland and Canada
A vivid display of the aurora lit up skies over the Denmark Strait and eastern Canada during a minor geomagnetic storm in February 2026.
A Second Cyclone Slams Madagascar
Widespread flooding affected tens of thousands of people after cyclones Fytia and Gezani drenched the island.