Typhoon Goni Covers Southern Half of Sea of Japan

Typhoon Goni Covers Southern Half of Sea of Japan

On Aug. 25, 2015, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured a visible picture of Typhoon Goni after it moved out of the East China Sea and north into the Sea of Japan. The MODIS image also showed that the storm's western quadrant was over North Korea and South Korea, while the eastern quadrant stretched over most of the big island of Japan.

Tiny South Pacific Island Awakens

Tiny South Pacific Island Awakens

Tinakula is a small, uninhabited volcanic island in the South Pacific, located about 2,300 kilometers (1,400 miles) northeast of Brisbane, Australia. A volcanic eruption around 1840 reportedly eradicated the island's small population. Then in 1951, around 130 Polynesians settled on the island but were evacuated when the volcano erupted 20 years later. This natural-color satellite image shows a plume of volcanic gas, rising above the island's summit on Feb. 14, 2012.

Islands in the Sun Viewed from Space

Islands in the Sun Viewed from Space

If the cold of winter is getting you down, take flight to a tropical island. Here are a few relaxing destinations, as viewed from NASA satellites and the International Space Station. We can take your mind, but you’ll have to make your own reservations to get your body there!

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