Author: NASA Science
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Bountiful Roebuck Bay
Tidal and seasonal shifts leave their mark on this crescent-shaped, productive bay in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.
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El Niño Alters Marine Life in the Pacific
Satellite measurements of chlorophyll at the sea surface signal shifts in the ocean’s nutrient supplies in mid-2026.
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Sensing the Poles’ Hidden Heat
New animations from NASA’s PREFIRE mission reveal two years of seasonal temperature swings at the Arctic and Antarctic.
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How the Tide Turns at the Mouth of the Elbe
The ocean’s ebbs and flows reveal dynamic tidal flats and a well-traveled shipping route along the coast of Germany.
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NASA’s IXPE May Have Proven 90-Year-Old Theory
A first-of-its-kind measurement of a magnetar may have captured empty space behaving in a way physicists have predicted for 90 years, but never directly observed. The results published Wednesday in Nature. Fast facts Scientists using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry…
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The Paradox of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
The coastal dune field in Brazil looks like a desert but fills with freshwater lagoons every year.
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Smoke Streams Across Eastern Washington
Wildland fires in early August 2026 pushed air quality to unhealthy levels, destroyed hundreds of structures, and triggered mandatory evacuations in Spokane.
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A Bare Summer for Barnes Ice Cap
The expanse of glacial ice on Canada’s Baffin Island lost its snow cover quickly and early in summer 2026, revealing a network of melt features.
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Destructive Fires Char Western Europe
Raging wildfires disrupted summer in Spain and France amid sweltering heat waves and prolonged drought.
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New Zealand’s Southern Wilderness
Stewart Island/Rakiura, New Zealand’s third-largest island, is known for its vibrant birdlife, unique forests, wilderness beaches, and views of the night sky.