Category: Earth
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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.
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A Bit of Gray on an Emerald Isle
Ireland is best known for its many greens, but the striking grays of the island’s Burren region also stand out in satellite images.
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Cañon Fiord’s Whirling Waters
During the 2022 summer melt season, sediment plumes and fractured sea ice traced swirling eddies in a branch of the Nansen Sound fjord system in the Canadian Arctic.
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Eruption at Mayon
Activity at the volcano in the Philippines sent lava and pyroclastic flows down the volcano’s flanks and prompted evacuations in nearby communities.
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Dust Outbreak Reaches Europe
Clouds of dust lofted from the Sahara Desert brought hazy skies and muddy rain to Western Europe.
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A Most Unusual Lake
Lake Unter-See in Antarctica, sealed beneath thick ice, has unusual water chemistry and cone-shaped microbial structures resembling some of Earth’s oldest fossils.
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March 2026 Satellite Puzzler
Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.
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Shades of a Lunar Eclipse
A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar eclipse.
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2026 William T. Pecora Award Nominations Now Being Accepted
The William T. Pecora Award is presented annually to individuals or teams using satellite or aerial remote sensing that make outstanding contributions toward understanding the Earth (land, oceans, and air), educating the next generation of scientists, informing decision-makers, or supporting…
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Ailing “Megaberg” Sparks Surge of Microscopic Life
As Iceberg A-23A disintegrated, it shed meltwater that helped fuel an extensive phytoplankton bloom in the South Atlantic Ocean.