The Water Planet

Viewed from space, the most striking feature of our planet is the water. In both liquid…

The Water Planet

Viewed from space, the most striking feature of our planet is the water. In both liquid…

Alaska’s Susitna Glacier

Like rivers of liquid water, glaciers flow downhill, with tributaries joining to form larger rivers. But…

Nile River Delta at Night

One of the fascinating aspects of viewing Earth at night is how well the lights show…

Hurricane Earl: The Astronaut View

The relatively placid view from the International Space Station belied the potent forces at work in…

ICESCAPE

The terrain for the scientific work conducted by ICESCAPE scientists on July 4, 2010, was Arctic…

Next Generation Space Telescope

NASA engineer Ernie Wright looks on as the first six flight ready James Webb Space Telescope's…

Topping Out

With the placement of the test cell dome atop NASA's new A-3 Test Stand at the…

Northwest Greenland Canyons

On March 29, 2011, Operation IceBridge flew between deep canyons and over glaciers along the northwest…

A New Era

Commonly known simply as the shuttle, the orbiter is both the brains and heart of NASA's…