In 1634, English settlers established St. Maryâs City as the first permanent outpost in the colony of Maryland. Many of these early residents were ultimately buried in the townâs Chapel…
Coral reefs may soon have new swimming visitors observing their life-rich aquatic metropolises. But that visitor isnât a fishâor even a human. Itâs an autonomous, multi-sensor survey robot. Developed by…
Only around 600 of the nearly 4,000 known snake species are venomous. The recently discovered Guangxi reed snake (Calamaria incredibilis) in China is not one of those species, but its…
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Picturing Earth in a New Light Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on…
NASAâs Perseverance Mars rover used its dual-camera Mastcam-Z imager to capture this image of âSanta Cruz,â a hill about 1.5 miles (2.5 kilometers) away from the rover, on April 29,…
Astronaut food has come a long way from the freeze dried packets aboard the Apollo missions. During their historic lunar fly-by in April, the Artemis II crew dined on beef…
The Mary Rose is a remarkable remnant of maritime history. One of Englandâs largest Tudor Era vessels, the four-masted carrack sailed with a crew of around 450 sailors during the…
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA is collaborating with Eta Space of Rockledge, Florida, on an inâorbit technology demonstration to advance a key capability…
Not long before an asteroid crashed into Earth and wiped out most of the dinosaurs, a long-necked dinosaur the size of nine adult Asian elephants may have been near a…
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Ice Moves Out of Aniak Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth…