Tuesday, August 11th, 2026
Large tides transform the appearance of Roebuck Bay along the coast of Western Australia, exposing broad expanses of intertidal mudflats that support one of the Southern Hemisphere’s most important concentrations of migratory shorebirds. Located near Broome in...
Tuesday, July 28th, 2026
A Copernicus Sentinel-2 image acquired in June 2026 reveals a colorful agricultural landscape in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, where geometric fields contrast with salt lakes, coastal wetlands and the dark waters of the Southern Ocean. ...
Monday, July 13th, 2026
Satellite imagery captured during early July 2026 shows Super Typhoon Bavi rapidly strengthening as it tracked across the western Pacific toward the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam before continuing toward East Asia. High-resolution observations from NOAA-21's Visible...
Monday, June 29th, 2026
Satellite imagery collected during late June 2026 reveals widespread seasonal ice retreat across the Bering Sea, highlighting ongoing changes in one of the world's most dynamic Arctic and sub-Arctic marine environments. Researchers are using Earth-observation data to...
Monday, June 15th, 2026
Typhoon Jangmi churned across the western Pacific Ocean in early June 2026, producing a nighttime view captured by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) aboard a Joint Polar Satellite System satellite on May 30, 2026. Around...
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026
During summer 2026, Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) and its partners will explore deep-sea habitats in the Central and Western Pacific using E/V Nautilus, its mapping sonars, ROV systems, and other exploration technologies brought aboard from partners of the NOAA Ocean Exploration...
Tuesday, May 19th, 2026
In the next 30 years, Pacific Island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati (pictured) and Fiji will experience at least 6 inches (15 centimeters) of sea-level rise, according to an analysis by NASA’s sea-level change science team. This...
Monday, May 4th, 2026
Heavy rains triggered by a tropical cyclone have caused widespread landslides across Papua New Guinea, with satellite imagery providing a detailed look at the damage. The imagery reveals clusters of landslides cutting through forested terrain, highlighting the...
Friday, April 17th, 2026
The EarthCARE satellite (Japanese name: Hakuryu) successfully passed directly over the eye of Typhoon Sinlaku on April 13, 2026, capturing unprecedented observations of the typhoon’s internal cloud structure. This rare overpass enabled detailed measurements of the vertical dynamics...
Tuesday, April 7th, 2026
On March 22, 2026, China placed 10 satellites into orbit with the launch of a Smart Dragon 3 carrier rocket from off the coast of Haiyang in Shandong province. The Smart Dragon 3 is a solid-propellant rocket...
