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In fire-prone ecosystems in Australia’s Northern Territory, prescribed burns are lit to minimize the severity of fires later in the…
Satellites observed striking upper-atmosphere phenomena generated by an intensifying tropical cyclone.
A recent analysis revealed where artificial light at night has intensified, as well as where it has diminished.
An early autumn storm left higher elevations in southern Argentina with a fresh and fleeting coat of white.
Dry, warm, and windy conditions across the U.S. Great Plains led to extreme fire activity in March 2026.
NASA is joining international partners to hunt for ice on the Moon in support of future human exploration. The agency is providing a water-detecting instrument, the Neutron Spectrometer System (NSS), to the…
The powerful storm lashed the northern edge of the continent with damaging winds and drenching rain as it made landfall…
An advancing cold front kicked up a sharp line of sand and other small particles that swept over the high…
A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar eclipse.
