An Agricultural Mosaic in Taiwan
Earth Observatory Science Agriculture An Agricultural Mosaic in Taiwan Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human…
2026
2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck unlocks mysteries of how ships were built and repaired
About 2,200 years ago, a Roman Republic ship sank off the coast of modern-day Croatia, with wood and amphorae (ancient storage containers) of wine on board. Scientists are not sure…
Johnson Leaders Honored by National Space Club & Foundation
The 2026 award recipients at the 69th Annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Dinner at the Washington Hilton on March 13, 2026. National Space Club & Foundation The National Space Club…
NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-13 Assignments for Space Station Mission
From left to right, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov. Credit: NASA As part of NASA’s SpaceX…
65-foot-long octopuses ruled ancient oceans
Around 100 million years ago, real kraken-like creatures stalked Earth’s prehistoric oceans. According to a study published today in the journal Science, some of the planet’s oldest known octopuses measured…
NASA Kennedy Prepares Facility for Roman Space Telescope Arrival
A photograph shows the exterior of NASA’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/Kim Shiflett Preparations are underway for…
Macaroni penguins are surprisingly buff
Some pretty tough muscles lay beneath the macaroni penguin’s (Eudyptes chrysolophus) somewhat goofy exterior. These small penguins from the islands and waters of the South Atlantic Ocean are known for…
Humidity makes these bees go from blue to green
For humans, humidity often makes us cranky, sweaty, and downright uncomfortable. For sweat bees, humidity changes their already vibrant colors. According to research recently published in the journal Biology Letters,…
What would happen if Yellowstone’s ‘supervolcano’ erupted today?
Yellowstone National Park doesn’t just sit on a volcano—it is a volcano. Underneath the park, red-hot magma reservoirs flow, superheating hot springs and geysers like Old Faithful. This vast volcanic…
Smoke Shrouds Northern Thailand
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Smoke Shrouds Northern Thailand Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human…