Earth Observatory

Earth Observatory
Landsat 9
Diversity reigns across the farmland of Yunlin County in southwestern Taiwan—a region that produces an array of crops on small farms.
Posted April 24, 2026
Air Quality
Earth Observatory
Human Dimensions
Terra
Wildfires
Seasonal fires have darkened skies over Southeast Asia.
Posted April 23, 2026
Earth Observatory
Goddard Space Flight Center
International Space Station (ISS)
Land Use
Along the northeast side of the Capital Beltway in Maryland, green spaces weave through the developed landscape.
Posted April 22, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Volcanoes
The tadpole-shaped islands along the Absheron Peninsula were born by explosive mud volcano eruptions and reshaped by erosion.
Posted April 21, 2026
Earth Observatory
Land Cover
Land Use
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Topography
The coastal province features striking tropical karst landscapes and sandy beaches alongside a mix of natural land cover and developed areas.
Posted April 20, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Landsat 9
Topography
The circular geologic feature in northwestern Africa can be hard to recognize from the ground, but it is obvious when viewed from space.
Posted April 16, 2026
Earth Observatory
International Space Station (ISS)
Topography
After the Laurentide Ice Sheet retreated from present-day Hudson Bay, rebounding land has revealed striking nearshore topography.
Posted April 15, 2026
Earth Observatory
Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.
Posted April 14, 2026
Earth Observatory
Hurricanes & Typhoons
Suomi NPP (Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership)
The violent storm aimed at the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam in mid-April 2026.
Posted April 14, 2026
Earth Observatory
The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission captured extraordinary images of our home planet during their journey around the far side of the Moon.
Posted April 10, 2026
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