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Floods

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)

Rains Swamp the Gandak River

After days of torrential rain, the river rose to record-breaking levels in parts of Nepal and India.

Posted October 2, 2026

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Earth Observatory

Hurricanes & Typhoons

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)

Explosive Intensification for Hurricane Polo

Several ingredients came together off the Pacific coast of Mexico to generate one of the strongest storms the eastern Pacific basin has ever seen.

Posted September 25, 2026

Clouds

Earth Observatory

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)

Cloudy Cloak Over the Northwest

A low-lying cloud layer brought autumn ambience to western Washington and Oregon, while mountainous areas near the coast remained above the pall.

Posted September 24, 2026

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Clouds

Earth Observatory

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)

Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah

NASA aircraft are sampling smoke lofted high into the atmosphere by one of the most formidable cloud types in the sky—towering, smoke-infused pyrocumulonimbus.

Posted August 17, 2026

Earth Observatory

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)

Sea Ice

Snow

Signs of Thaw in the Bering Sea

Drifting sea ice fragments near Alaska’s Saint Lawrence and Nunivak islands and colorful water around the Yukon Delta heralded the approach of the summer solstice.

Posted June 22, 2026

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Earth Observatory

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)

Wildland Fire Management

Fighting Fire With Fire

In fire-prone ecosystems in Australia’s Northern Territory, prescribed burns are lit to minimize the severity of fires later in the season.

Posted June 5, 2026

Earth Observatory

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)

Snow

Snow in the Shadow of the Andes

An early autumn storm left higher elevations in southern Argentina with a fresh and fleeting coat of white.

Posted April 9, 2026

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Earth Observatory

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)

Smoke Rises Over Big Cypress National Preserve

The National fire has burned tens of thousands of acres within the Florida preserve, fueled by vegetation dried by prolonged drought and killed by recent frost.

Posted March 3, 2026

Earth Observatory

Extreme Weather Events

Floods

Hurricanes & Typhoons

Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)

A Second Cyclone Slams Madagascar

Widespread flooding affected tens of thousands of people after cyclones Fytia and Gezani drenched the island.

Posted February 18, 2026

Earth Observatory

Extreme Weather Events

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)

Snow

Winter Grips Japan

The country’s northern regions are accustomed to snow, but unrelenting storms have snarled transportation and caused other challenges this winter.

Posted February 10, 2026

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189

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554

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19

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6

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3

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65

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1

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13

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68

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2

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3

7

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56

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14

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1

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2

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2

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8

2

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1

1

373

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239

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3

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1

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1

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29

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5

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72

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3

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17

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2

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14

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19

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1

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19

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51

4

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7

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4

2

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2

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46

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1

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7

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15

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3

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2

5

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3

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6

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1

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2

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3

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3

4

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1

39

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10

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15

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8

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1

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1

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157

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3

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5

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1

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6

10

2

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3

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10

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5

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364

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11

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6

5

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6

Cosmic Microwave Background

1

Electromagnetic Spectrum

6

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1

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2

Hispanic Heritage Month

6

Juno

21

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1

STS-113

1

Armstrong Flight Research Center

147

Mars Moons

5

Near Space Network

4

3

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1

Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI)

2

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2

Charles O. Hobaugh

1

Donald R. Pettit

4

136

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11

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7

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26

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7

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7

CoECI News

24

Earth Day

5

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3

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2

James H. Newman

1

3

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26

8

Blue Ghost (lander)

4

NASA Centers & Facilities

163

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18

3

Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

12

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1

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7

28

Quesst: The Team

3

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410

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11

6

Advanced Air Transport Technology

7

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1

Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage

5

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348

7

STS-99

1

Astrophysics Pioneers

3

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2

NOAA-21 (JPSS-2)

2

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23

University Innovation

16

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2

Common Exploration Systems Development Division

4

Earth's Vital Signs

1

Podcasts

10

Science in the Air

13

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3

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2

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1

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5

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3

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3

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1

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14

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1

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13

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1

2

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2

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7

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1

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3

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7

Laser Communications Relay

3

Solar Wind

14

Aeronautics Technology

8

29

5

Space Launch System (SLS)

114

Air Traffic Solutions

15

Supermassive Black Holes

21

Benefits Back on Earth

3

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4

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2

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4

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1

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1

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1

2

Ellington Field

2

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23

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4

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1

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38

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2

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5

5

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10

54

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3

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2

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24

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8

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