Snowball Earth’s liquid seas dipped way below freezing

Iron isotopes show that salty seawater pockets beneath the ice were as cold as −15°C.

Landsat 9: More Than Just A Picture
Landsat 9: More Than Just A Picture

For over 50 years, the Landsat program has provided the longest continuous satellite record of Earth’s land surface from space. Landsat 9, launched in 2021, is the latest mission in this remarkable legacy.

Antarctica’s ‘gravity hole’ reveals the evolution of Earth’s deep interior

A persistent “gravity hole” beneath Antarctica gives scientists a window into Earth’s deep interior, showing how processes far below reshape the planet’s gravity field over millions of years.

Could one of Europe’s most important wetlands really vanish? Satellites show it may happen in our lifetime

New satellite imagery reveals that Doñana National Park, one of Europe’s most valuable wetlands, is shrinking so rapidly that it could disappear within a human lifetime.

Commodity Classic 2026 Hyperwall Schedule

Commodity Classic, February 25 – 27, 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #3481) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 4:30 – 4:50 PMNASA: Your Space and Science AgencyKaren St Germain THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 11:00 – 11:20 AMInforming Water and Agricultural Management Apps with NASA Modeling and […]

Commodity Classic 2026 Hyperwall Schedule

Commodity Classic, February 25 – 27, 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #3481) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 4:30 – 4:50 PMNASA: Your Space and Science AgencyKaren St Germain THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 11:00 – 11:20 AMInforming Water and Agricultural Management Apps with NASA Modeling and […]

Fishing Boats and City Lights
Fishing Boats and City Lights

Fishing boats illuminate the Arabian Sea along India’s west coast with green lights designed to attract squid, shrimp, sardines, and mackerel in this nighttime photograph from the International Space Station, orbiting 259 miles above Earth on Dec. 25, 2025. Studying nighttime light offers a unique perspective for investigations into human behaviors, such as tracking the […]

Fishing Boats and City Lights
Fishing Boats and City Lights

Fishing boats illuminate the Arabian Sea along India’s west coast with green lights designed to attract squid, shrimp, sardines, and mackerel in this nighttime photograph from the International Space Station, orbiting 259 miles above Earth on Dec. 25, 2025. Studying nighttime light offers a unique perspective for investigations into human behaviors, such as tracking the […]

Trump’s Greenland grab is part of a new space race – and the stakes are getting higher

As global tensions rise, the island has become a geopolitical pressure gauge, revealing how the old international legal order is beginning to fray.

Italy’s 2026 Winter Olympic venues from space | Space photo of the day for Feb. 10, 2026

ESA marked the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics by capturing the venue from low-Earth orbit.