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Changing Sea Ice Along Antarctic Peninsula
Changing Sea Ice Along Antarctic Peninsula

Changing weather conditions left their mark on sea ice along the Antarctic Peninsula in late 2008 and early 2009. In…

Robot Over the Horizon
Robot Over the Horizon

The Space Shuttle Endeavour's robotic arm hovers over Earth's horizon, backdropped by a starburst from the Sun. This photo was…

The Ocean Chromatic
The Ocean Chromatic

This image shows the abundance of life in the sea, measured by the SeaWiFS instrument aboard the Seastar satellite. Dark…

Katrina in the Gulf
Katrina in the Gulf

NASA spacecraft watched closely in 2005 as a record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season yielded 27 named storms, including the devastating Hurricane…

First Photo of Earth From a Weather Satellite, TIROS-1
First Photo of Earth From a Weather Satellite, TIROS-1

The first photo of Earth from a weather satellite, taken by the TIROS-1 satellite on April 1, 1960. Early photographs…

Lake Nasser
Lake Nasser

Egypt's Lake Nasser, as photographed in January 2005 from the International Space Station. One of the world’s largest artificial lakes,…

Ozone Hole
Ozone Hole

The Antarctic ozone hole reached its annual maximum on Sept. 12, 2008, stretching over 27 million square kilometers, or 10.5…

Top of the World
Top of the World

Mt. Everest and nearby Mt. Makalu stand out in this oblique photograph of the Tibetan Plateau taken from the International…

Great Wall
Great Wall

The Great Wall of China and Inner Mongolia are featured in this image photographed by Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao…

Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT)
Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology (HiMAT)

Former NASA Dryden Fight Research Center Director Kevin Petersen got an April Fool's Day surprise when he arrived at work…