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Pictures of the Universe
Pictures of the Universe: Views of the most interesting objects in our universe by NASA.

Aurora Borealis Northern Lights
Aurora Borealis! The colorful "Northern Lights" are most visible in the spring.

Galaxy Collisions
Galaxies in Collision: Galaxies are not static places. Instead they are dynamic and explosive.

Human Linked Climate Change
Human-Linked Climate Change: There are many human activities and natural processes that influence climate change.

Phytoplankton Blooms
Marine Phytoplankton: Satellite images of algal blooms from worldwide oceans and seas.

Monitoring Volcanoes From Space
Monitoring Volcanoes From Space: Learn how NASA keeps an eye on remote volcanoes.

Satellite Image of Earth at Night
Satellite Image of Earth at Night: One of NASA's famous images. It's not a map of population, it is a map of electricty use.

Tunguska 1908 Impact
The Tunguska Blast: One hundred years ago a meteoroid exploded above the surface of Siberia. A new look at this famous event.
 
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Water on Mars
Water on Mars: NASA scientists say that they have "touched and tasted" water on Mars.
Evidence of water on Mars
Evidence of Water on Mars: Lakes, rivers and a variety of other wet environments with the potential to support life.

Wind Power Map
Ocean Wind Power Maps: New maps reveal ocean areas where winds could produce environmentally friendly energy.

Geology of Mercury Geology of Mercury: New data from NASA reveals Mercury's volcanoes, impact craters, core, magnetic field and crustal processes.
ice on Mars Ice on Mars: The Phoenix Mars Lander may have found a frozen water layer in the shallow subsurface of Mars.
glory over the Pacific Glory Over the Pacific: An interesting and beautiful atmospheric phenomenon similar to a rainbow.
Phoenix Mars lander   Phoenix Mars Lander: Artist's impression of the landing, and some of the first landscape and soil views.
Youngest Supernova in the Milky Way Galaxy Youngest Supernova In the Milky Way: The most recent supernova in our galaxy has been discovered.
Geysers on Enceladus Geysers on Enceladus: Cassini spacecraft flew by Saturn's moon to sample a geyser's emissions.
diamonds in space Diamonds In Space! Looking for diamonds in space with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
Mars Crust and Upper Mantle are cold Mars' Crust and Upper Mantle Are Cold: Deep temperature data from Mars is interpreted.
Dust Devils on Mars Dust Devils On Mars: Dust-devils are vortices of wind which can be as large as Earth's tornadoes.
Storms On Saturn Powerful Storms on Saturn: NASA images of giant storms with powerful lightning bolts on Saturn.
Chesapeake Bay Satellite Image Chesapeake Bay Recovery : NASA Scientists use satellite monitoring to track progress of bay clean up and recovery.
Dark Matter in a Supercluster   Dark Matter in a Supercluster: Mapping dark mattter reveals the violent lives of galaxies.
Mars' Moon Phobos   New Phobos Images: NASA images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show crater chains and more.
India's Lonar Impact Crater   India's Lonar Impact Crater: A 6000-foot wide crater formed about 35,000 and 50,000 years ago.
Louisiana Coastal Subsidence   Louisiana Coastal Subsidence: The Mississippi Delta and Gulf Coast are sinking. Learn why.
Saturn's Rings   How Old Are Saturn's Rings: They may have formed in the early days of the solar system.
Monitoring Climate Change from Space   Monitoring Climate Change From Space: Tracking clouds, rainfall, ice, aerosols & glaciers.
Pinwheel Galaxy   M83: Pinwheel Galaxy: Located 15 million light years away in the constellation Hydra.
First picture of an avalanche on Mars   First Image of Mars Avalanche: NASA has released the first ever image of an avalanche on Mars.
Mars Radar Sounder Information   Mars Radar Sounder: Shallow subsurface structures revealed by the radar sounder technique.
NASA Site Links

NASA Homepage:

  The primary source of information, images and data for "observing Earth from space".  All of the big announcements are posted here.

Earth Observatory:

  This is the website where NASA shares new and interesting images of Earth from space on a daily basis.

NASA for Kids:

  A great site built for children in grades K-6. Adults and older kids can enjoy it too. We recommend Snoopy's topics.

NASA Mars Exploration:

  All of NASA's web content related to Mars is posted here first. It is also an archive of NASA information about Mars.

NASA Visible Earth:

  NASA's Visible Earth catalog of images and animations of our home planet.

Space Shuttle Homepage:

  The official NASA website. Includes news, reference information, and detailed mission profiles for all missions.

Hubble Space Telescope:

  The news center for the Hubble Space Telescope with lots of articles and great images.

Solar System Exploration:

  A portal to all of NASA's missions to explore the planets, moons and other bodies in our Solar System.

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Antarctic Ice Loss   Antarctic Ice Loss: A NASA study indicates faster melting in the Antarctic than originally thought.
Highest and Lowest Points on Mars   Highest & Lowest Points On Mars: Spectacular events determined elevation extremes.
Storms on Jupiter   Storms on Jupiter: Massive continent-sized storms on Jupiter are driven by the planet's internal heat.
Ocean Under Titan's Surface   Ocean Under Titan's Surface? Cassini data suggests an ocean might exist within Saturn's moon.
Organic Chemicals from Enceladus Geyser   Organic Chemicals From Enceladus Geyser: Cassini's sample detects organics in a geyser on Saturn's moon.
Mars Plate Tectonics   Plate Tectonics On Mars: "Magnetic stripe" evidence suggests plate-like movement.
Arctic Sea Ice at risk   Arctic Sea Ice Still at Risk: The difference between "warm weather" and "global warming".
Possible Microbal Life on Enceladus   Possible Life On Enceladus? Extremeophile life studies on Earth applied to Saturn's moon Enceladus.
Soil Sampling on Mars   Mars Soil Sample Recovery: A mission to Mars to sample and bring back some Martian soil.
Pollution from Asia   Monitoring Pollution By Satellite: Pollution From Asia. A river of haze and pollution is flowing from Asia to North America.
Earth's Warmest Year   Earth's Warmest Year: Maps and graphs indicate how 2007 was the warmest year so far.
Sahara Dust Lowers Ocean Temperature   Sahara Dust Lowers Ocean Temperature: Wind blown dust's amazing and distant impact.
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