Large portions of Europe experienced another intense early summer heat wave as temperatures climbed well above seasonal averages across southern and western regions.
Tessera AI Model Offers Accessible Way to View Earth
The European Space Agency (ESA) introduced Tessera, a new artificial intelligence (AI) model designed to make Earth-observation imagery more accessible to scientists, policymakers and non-specialist users. The system applies advanced machine-learning techniques to...
Gravity Waves From Super Typhoon Sinlaku
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’s Changing Ice
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...
Netherlands in Bloom
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...
Spring Rains Saturate Michigan
Above-normal precipitation swelled Michigan’s rivers to major flood stage in March and April 2026, damaging infrastructure and triggering evacuations in multiple counties.
Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands
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.
Tracking Arctic Freshwater Flow from Space
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.
Grounding Line Retreat on West Antarctica, 1992-2025
Scientists studying Antarctica have gained new insights into how the world’s biggest ice sheet is reacting to warming sea temperatures.
Matching Giant Tortoises to Galápagos Landscape
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.
