In the wake of an intense winter storm, historic floods have broken out across the central United States.
NASA's First Chief Astronomer
Nancy Grace Roman (1925-2018), NASA's first chief astronomer, is known as the Mother of Hubble.
Antennas and Auroras
This photograph, taken a short hike from the Geographic South Pole in Antarctica, shows some of the antennas comprising the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) array.
Sediment Plume at Mediterranean Sea
The Copernicus Sentinel-2B satellite captured this true-color image on Feb. 5, 2019, just three days after heavy rainfall in Rome and the surrounding area of Lazio, Italy.
Northeast Kenya in False Color
The northeast Kenya region tends to be very arid, and this false-color image from the Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite has been processed to highlight different types of rock, soil and sand in pinks, purples and yellows.
2018 Fourth Warmest Year in Continued Warming Trend
Earth’s global surface temperatures in 2018 were the fourth warmest since 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
NASA's AIRS Maps Recent Polar Vortex
NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument captures a polar vortex moving from central Canada into the U.S. Midwest from January 20 through January 29.
Lunar Eclipse over Lake Maggiore
This particularly dramatic picture was taken with the moon over Lake Maggiore, the second largest lake in Italy and the largest in southern Switzerland.
Spotlight on Antarctica
This ethereal image captures a beautiful scene at the Earth's South Pole in Antarctica, where the dry, cold conditions allow for observations of a number of rare celestial phenomena that are seen far less often elsewhere.
Oblique Perspective View of Mars' Korolev Crater
This image from ESA's Mars Express shows Korolev crater, an 82-kilometer-across feature found in the northern lowlands of Mars.