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.
Satellites Capture Break-Off of Massive Iceberg in Antarctica
Over the last few months, a chunk of Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf has been hanging on precariously as a deep crack cut across the ice. Witnessed by the European Space Agency (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, a lump of ice more than twice the size of Luxembourg finally broke off on July 12, 2017.
Winds Trigger Pond Growth
A new study shows that winds are responsible for the widespread growth of ponds in three watersheds along the Mississippi River.
Visualization of August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
On Aug. 21, 2017, the Earth will cross the shadow of the moon, creating a total solar eclipse. Eclipses happen about every six months, but this one is special. For the first time in almost 40 years, the path of the moon’s shadow passes through the continental United States.
Malta from Space via Laser
This image of Malta, captured by the European Space Agency (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-2B satellite, is one of the first sets of images delivered via Alphasat, which is in geostationary orbit 36,000 kilometers above Earth.
Turquoise Swirls in the Black Sea
Most summers, jewel-toned hues appear in the Black Sea, a result of phytoplankton that trace the flow of water currents and eddies. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite recently collected imagery of such an ongoing phytoplankton bloom.
