Spring Rains Saturate Michigan
Spring Rains Saturate Michigan

Above-normal precipitation has swollen rivers and damaged infrastructure statewide.

Eyeing the Richat Structure
Eyeing the Richat Structure

The circular geologic feature in northwestern Africa can be hard to recognize from the ground, but it is obvious when viewed from space.

Snow in the Shadow of the Andes
Snow in the Shadow of the Andes

An early autumn storm left higher elevations in southern Argentina with a fresh and fleeting coat of white.

Seeing Blue During Schirmacher’s Summer Melt Season
Seeing Blue During Schirmacher’s Summer Melt Season

A network of meltwater lakes and drainage channels made an Antarctic ice shelf known for its blue ice areas even bluer.

Satellite Spots a Spawn
Satellite Spots a Spawn

The activity of herring around Vancouver Island in British Columbia brightened coastal waters enough to be detectable from space.

Kona Storms Flood Oʻahu
Kona Storms Flood Oʻahu

Back-to-back subtropical cyclones in March fueled destructive flash flooding on several of the Hawaiian Islands.

A Fault Line in Full Bloom
A Fault Line in Full Bloom

Plains around the San Andreas Fault and across Carrizo Plain National Monument are awash with yellow as wildflowers bloom.

Restless Kīlauea Launches Lava and Ash
Restless Kīlauea Launches Lava and Ash

Episode 43 of the Hawaiian volcano’s current eruption was marked by high lava fountains and widespread ash dispersal.

A Most Unusual Lake
A Most Unusual Lake

Lake Unter-See in Antarctica, sealed beneath thick ice, contains unusually high levels of dissolved oxygen and cone-shaped microbial reefs resembling some of Earth’s oldest fossils.

Milano Cortina 2026
Milano Cortina 2026

About 2,900 Olympic athletes have converged on northern Italy to sort out who is the GOAT—or perhaps the stoat.