For the NASA Earth Observatory, Adam Voiland describes about two decades of fires:…
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Map shows long-term record of fires around the world
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Opportunity rover’s path on Mars
After a most unforgiving dust storm on Mars, NASA ended the 14-year mission…
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Real-time speed of light from Earth to Mars
Hurry up, light. We’re gonna be late:
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Inside Hurricane Maria, a 3-D perspective
This 3-D view inside Hurricane Maria, from NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio and NASA’s…
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World map shows aerosol billowing in the wind
Using a mathematical model based on satellite data, NASA shows an estimate of…
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A transforming river seen from above
The Padma River in Bangladesh is constantly shifting its 75-mile path. Joshua Stevens…
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Maps show spring arriving earlier
From Joshua Stevens at the NASA Earth Observatory:
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The Moon in 4k resolution
Based on data gathered by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA pieced together this…
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World population estimator and gridded data from NASA
Population data typically comes in the context of boundaries. City data. County data.…
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Simulation shows swirling of smoke, sea salt, and dust around the world
NASA. Data. Good.
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Thermal structure of Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria touched down in Puerto Rico. This visualization by Joshua Stevens at…
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Detailed satellite view of iceberg break
Using the thermal signature, NASA provides a detailed view of the break:
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New images of Earth at night
NASA just released a composite map of the world at night using satellite…
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Following the carbon dioxide
This animated visualization from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center shows a model of…
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Mississippi drainage
Horace Mitchell for NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio mapped the massive drainage basin that…
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Oil fires in Iraq seen from above
Though far away, there’s still a lot you can see, as the NASA…
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One-year time-lapse of Earth
Time-lapse from space by NASA:
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Plant life cycle shows a breathing Earth
NASA mapped the annual cycle of all plant life on the planet in…
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The Sun in ultra-HD
Daang, NASA. Using images of the sun taken in space, NASA constructed this…
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Pluto reflectance map: Whale and the Donut
Using images taken by New Horizons between June 27 and July 3, this…




















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