A nighttime satellite image has revealed atmospheric gravity waves generated by Super Typhoon Sinlaku as it moved across the western Pacific Ocean. The image captures rippling patterns spreading through the upper atmosphere, offering a striking example of how powerful...
Greenland is the world's largest island, and about 80 percent of its surface is covered by the Greenland Ice Sheet, the second largest ice mass on Earth after the Antarctic Ice Sheet. This image combines three acquisitions taken by Sentinel-1’s radar over the...
Captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on April 21, 2026, this image shows a double bloom in the Netherlands: an array of vibrant colors in the tulip fields as well as the blue-greenish swirls of phytoplankton in the North Sea. In the image we can see the...
Above-normal precipitation swelled Michigan’s rivers to major flood stage in March and April 2026, damaging infrastructure and triggering evacuations in multiple counties.
On the afternoon of March 12, 2026, a wildland fire ignited in Morrill County, Neb. Within 12 hours, high winds had propelled flames approximately 70 miles (110 kilometers) east-southeast across the prairie.
The Mackenzie River is one of the rivers used in an ESA-funded study that used satellite data to reconstruct two decades of river discharge and runoff.
Scientists studying Antarctica have gained new insights into how the world’s biggest ice sheet is reacting to warming sea temperatures.
For the first time in more than 150 years, giant tortoises are returning to the wild on Floreana Island in the Galápagos—guided by NASA satellite data that helps scientists discover where the animals can find food, water and nesting habitat.
With events spread across more than 22,000 square kilometers (8,500 square miles) and eight cities or towns in northern Italy, these are the most geographically dispersed Olympic Games in history.
This image, captured by Copernicus Sentinel-3 on Jan. 18, 2026, shows clouds of smoke from wildfires on the coast of Chile.
