On Sept. 24, 2017, the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided this visible image of Hurricane Maria when it was northeast of Bahamas and east of the Florida east coast.
Syracuse, Italy, Seen from Space
The province of Syracuse on the southeastern coast of the Italian island of Sicily is pictured in this image from the European Space Agency (ESA) Sentinel-2A satellite.
Geocolor Image of Hurricane Irma
The NOAA satellite GOES-16 captured this geocolor image of Hurricane Irma passing the eastern end of Cuba at about 8:00 a.m. EDT on Sept. 8, 2017.
Hurricane Irma
NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP Satellite provided a night-time and infrared look at Hurricane Irma, revealing the power under the clouds. NASA's GPM also provided a look at the rainfall being generated by the storm.
Hurricane Harvey
The Europeans Space Agency (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite monitored the temperature at the top of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 25, 2017, as the storm approached the U.S. state of Texas.
2017 Total Solar Eclipse Composite
This composite image of 11 pictures shows the progression of a total solar eclipse at Madras High School in Madras, Ore., on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.
Spiraling Cloud Patterns Over Guadalupe Island
Long, spiraling cloud patterns in the sky, von Kármán vortices, arise when winds are diverted around a blunt, high-profile area, often an island rising from the ocean. The alternating direction of rotation in the air forms swirls in the clouds.
Solar Evaporation Ponds near Moab, Utah
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this photograph of solar evaporation ponds outside the city of Moab, Utah.
Super Typhoon Noru
On July 31, 2017, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite observed Super Typhoon Noru over the western tropical Pacific Ocean.
The Aurora Seen from Space
Expedition 52 Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA shared photos and a time-lapse video of a glowing green aurora seen from his vantage point 250 miles up, aboard the International Space Station.
