The tilt in Earth’s axis of rotation makes the apparent position of continents shift with the seasons in imagery from a NASA camera in deep space. The post An Epic View of the Seasons appeared first on NASA Science.
While the sea ice melt season has lengthened dramatically in most of the satellite era, the trend unexpectedly stabilized around 2010. The post Arctic Melt Season Length Levels Off appeared first on NASA Science.
Snow drought and unusually warm temperatures in the Colorado Basin in 2026 helped drive down reservoir water storage in the U.S. West. The post Lake Powell Drops to Record-Low Levels appeared first on NASA Science.
Description While parked at a sand ridge nicknamed “Chocolatal,” NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas at two times of day. The first was taken on Aug. 30, 2026, at 9:56 a.m. local Mars time; the second was taken on Sep. 2, 2026, at 5:39 p.m. local Mars time. Those…
‘Scuse me while some charged particles kiss the sky. The post Purple Haze Aurora appeared first on NASA Science.
An amateur astronomer scouting online satellite maps for campsites in Quebec found an impact crater instead. The post An Accidental Impact Crater Discovery appeared first on NASA Science.
Reds, yellows, and oranges are already sweeping across tundra landscapes in Nunavut. The post An Early Look at Fall Color in Canada appeared first on NASA Science.
Mexico’s second-largest metropolitan area borders on folded rock layers of the Sierra Madre Oriental. The post Monterrey Amid Mountains appeared first on NASA Science.
At a time of year when dust storm activity winds down, a plume of dust blanketed parts of the West African nation and its neighbors. The post Dust Storm Sweeps Over Mali appeared first on NASA Science.
A powerful eruption from the Indonesian volcano lofted ash into the atmosphere, disrupting thousands of flights and degrading air quality. The post Anak Krakatau Rumbles Again appeared first on NASA Science.
