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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

The Tunguska Blast: One hundred years ago a meteoroid exploded above the surface of Siberia. A new look at this famous event.

Newest Articles

Water on Mars: NASA scientists say that they have "touched and tasted" water on Mars.

Evidence of Water on Mars: Lakes, rivers and a variety of other wet environments with the potential to support life.

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

Geology of Mercury: New data from NASA reveals Mercury's volcanoes, impact craters, core, magnetic field and crustal processes.

Ice on Mars: The Phoenix Mars Lander may have found a frozen water layer in the shallow subsurface of Mars.

Glory Over the Pacific: An interesting and beautiful atmospheric phenomenon similar to a rainbow.

Phoenix Mars Lander: Artist's impression of the landing, and some of the first landscape and soil views.

Youngest Supernova In the Milky Way: The most recent supernova in our galaxy has been discovered.

Geysers on Enceladus: Cassini spacecraft flew by Saturn's moon to sample a geyser's emissions.

Diamonds In Space! Looking for diamonds in space with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

Mars' Crust and Upper Mantle Are Cold: Deep temperature data from Mars is interpreted.

Dust Devils On Mars: Dust-devils are vortices of wind which can be as large as Earth's tornadoes.

Powerful Storms on Saturn: NASA images of giant storms with powerful lightning bolts on Saturn.

Chesapeake Bay Recovery : NASA Scientists use satellite monitoring to track progress of bay clean up and recovery.

Dark Matter in a Supercluster: Mapping dark mattter reveals the violent lives of galaxies.

New Phobos Images: NASA images from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show crater chains and more.

India's Lonar Impact Crater: A 6000-foot wide crater formed about 35,000 and 50,000 years ago.

Louisiana Coastal Subsidence: The Mississippi Delta and Gulf Coast are sinking. Learn why.

How Old Are Saturn's Rings: They may have formed in the early days of the solar system.

Monitoring Climate Change From Space: Tracking clouds, rainfall, ice, aerosols & glaciers.

M83: Pinwheel Galaxy: Located 15 million light years away in the constellation Hydra.

First Image of Mars Avalanche: NASA has released the first ever image of an avalanche on Mars.

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: A NASA study indicates faster melting in the Antarctic than originally thought.

Highest & Lowest Points On Mars: Spectacular events determined elevation extremes.

Storms on Jupiter: Massive continent-sized storms on Jupiter are driven by the planet's internal heat.

Ocean Under Titan's Surface? Cassini data suggests an ocean might exist within Saturn's moon.

Organic Chemicals From Enceladus Geyser: Cassini's sample detects organics in a geyser on Saturn's moon.

Plate Tectonics On Mars: "Magnetic stripe" evidence suggests plate-like movement.

Arctic Sea Ice Still at Risk: The difference between "warm weather" and "global warming".

Possible Life On Enceladus? Extremeophile life studies on Earth applied to Saturn's moon Enceladus.

Mars Soil Sample Recovery: A mission to Mars to sample and bring back some Martian soil.

Monitoring Pollution By Satellite: Pollution From Asia. A river of haze and pollution is flowing from Asia to North America.

Earth's Warmest Year: Maps and graphs indicate how 2007 was the warmest year so far.

Sahara Dust Lowers Ocean Temperature: Wind blown dust's amazing and distant impact.