It's difficult to know what lies beneath a blanket of kilometers-thick ice, so it's hardly surprising scientists have long contested the shape and geology of the ancient supercontinent from which East Antarctica formed more than a billion years ago.
Archipelago of Lofoten in Northern Norway
Lofoten is known for its distinctive scenery, with dramatic mountains and peaks, sweeping beaches, deep blue fjords, and sheltered bays.
Drones Used to Identify Pregnant Dolphins
Researchers have found a way to remotely determine if protected female bottlenose dolphins are expecting a calf using aerial photos taken from drones.
A Salt Bath in Bolivia
Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat (or playa) in the world.
Cyclone Batsirai Floods Madagascar
Tropical Cyclone Batsirai swept over the Indian Ocean and into central and southern Madagascar on February 5-6, 2022, bringing torrential rain, flooding and high winds.
New Space-Based Weather Instruments Start Gathering Data
Within two days, the Compact Ocean Wind Vector Radiometer (COWVR) and Temporal Experiment for Storms and Tropical Systems (TEMPEST) instruments had gathered enough data to begin producing maps.
NASA-Supported Prototype Turns Earth Data into 3D Video Dashboard
The CAMP2Ex exhibition video illustrates data gathered during CAMP2Ex's Research Flight 09.
Learning How Ocean Water Melts Glaciers
To learn how ocean water is melting glaciers, NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland mission extensively surveyed the coastline of the world's largest island.
Southern Hemisphere Scorchers
n mid-January 2022, sweltering heat gripped central South America and temperatures soared to more than 40°C (104°F).
Kangerlussuaq Glacier False-Color Image
The Kangerlussuaq Glacier, one of Greenland's largest tidewater outlet glaciers, is pictured in this false-color image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission.