NASA-Funded Study Shows Wildfire Smoke’s Hidden Ozone Toll
NASA-Funded Study Shows Wildfire Smoke’s Hidden Ozone Toll

Over the last decade, wildfires have worsened ground-level ozone pollution across much of the contiguous United States, creating unhealthy air far from active flames.

A rainbow patchwork quilt shows agriculture from space | Space photo of the day for June 4, 2026

A rainbow blanket of patchwork colors sprawls across South Africa in this new composite image created using data from NASA’s latest Earth-observing mission.

The 2026 hurricane season has begun. Will this year be calmer?

Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predict a below-normal number of named storms in the upcoming 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.

How NASA Uses Light to Detect Waste From Mines
How NASA Uses Light to Detect Waste From Mines

Tens of thousands of abandoned mines threaten waterways across the American West, but identifying which sites urgently need cleanup is slow and expensive. Now, NASA’s EMIT instrument can analyze the unique light signatures of mine waste from space to help focus remediation efforts where they’re needed most.

NASA-European Sea Level Mission Homes in on El Niño
NASA-European Sea Level Mission Homes in on El Niño

Sea level data from a satellite launched by NASA and European partners shows that a swell of warm water hundreds of miles wide has arrived in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America, a sign that El Niño will likely emerge later in the year. Because water expands as it warms, a rise […]

Satellites imaged an underwater volcano erupting — but scientists have no idea what’s actually happening on the seafloor

Satellites captured footage of an underwater volcano eruption in a part of the sea that remains largely a mystery.

Chennai City Lights
Chennai City Lights

Chennai, on India’s southern coast along the Bay of Bengal and with a metropolitan population of about 8.7 million, shines with white LED streetlights in this photograph taken at approximately 9:13 p.m. local time on May 2, 2026, from the International Space Station. Earth observations from the space station let us see how our planet […]

Nothing beats a beautiful sunset (from space) | Space photo of the day for May 25, 2026

Nothing beats a beautiful sunset (from space) | Space photo of the day for May 25, 2026

NASA-developed AI Could Help Track Harmful Algae
NASA-developed AI Could Help Track Harmful Algae

NASA scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool to take on a longstanding challenge in ocean waters. In a study recently published in AGU Earth and Space Science, researchers reported the tool was able to fuse data from multiple satellites and detect harmful algal blooms that occurred in western Florida and Southern California. Severe blooms […]