Australia’s Cloudy Beauty
Australia’s Cloudy Beauty

Valley fog gathered in the Victorian Alps while an arch-shaped cloud drifted across Port Phillip Bay.

May 2026 Satellite Puzzler
May 2026 Satellite Puzzler

Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.

A Sea of Spinning Clouds
A Sea of Spinning Clouds

Icy, isolated Peter I Island stirred up a show in the atmosphere off the West Antarctic coast.

Melting Snow Off Shivelyuch
Melting Snow Off Shivelyuch

Near-constant activity continues on the volcano in Russia.

Ahuachapán and Its Restive Neighbors
Ahuachapán and Its Restive Neighbors

From a geothermal hotspot to the one-time “Lighthouse of the Pacific,” the heat is on beneath the volcanic landscape of western El Salvador.

Record-Setting Retreat of Hektoria Glacier
Record-Setting Retreat of Hektoria Glacier

Scientists relied on satellite data to understand how the Antarctic glacier lost so much ice so rapidly.

Cyclone Rains Spur Papua New Guinea Landslides
Cyclone Rains Spur Papua New Guinea Landslides

Heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Maila triggered a deadly landslide in the mountains of East New Britain.

Fires Rage in Georgia
Fires Rage in Georgia

Firefighters are battling two destructive blazes in the southern part of the state as drought grips the U.S. Southeast.

Fiery Fall Color in Southern Chile
Fiery Fall Color in Southern Chile

The beech forests of southern Patagonia put on vibrant autumn displays.

An Agricultural Mosaic in Taiwan
An Agricultural Mosaic in Taiwan

Diversity reigns across the farmland of Yunlin County in southwestern Taiwan—a region that produces an array of crops on small farms.