The tilt in Earth's axis of rotation makes the apparent position of continents shift with the seasons in imagery from a NASA camera in deep space. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
Adam Voiland
@avoiland.bsky.social
Earth science writer interested in the mantle, stratosphere, and most things in between.
'These fires, which burn in dried wetland soils, are slow-burning, highly polluting, and notoriously difficult to extinguish bc they smoulder at low temperatures and often burn underground through expansive deposits of peat.' Peatland Fires Darken Indonesian Skies science.nasa.gov/missions/aqu...
Peatland Fires Darken Skies in Indonesia - NASA Science
With Indonesia gripped by drought, fires are smoldering on the surface and underground.
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This 'Super' El Niño Has Whipped Up a Never-Before-Seen Cyclone Trio in the Pacific https://gizmodo.com/this-super-el-nino-has-whipped-up-a-never-before-seen-cyclone-trio-in-the-pacific-2000807570
This 'Super' El Niño Has Whipped Up a Never-Before-Seen Cyclone Trio in the Pacific
In another freaky El Niño milestone, a NASA satellite hovering nearly one million miles above Earth just captured rare proof of category 4 and 5 hurricanes occurring simultaneously.
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Iconic Star Trek filming location spotted from space | Space photo of the day for Sept. 10, 2026 www.space.com/astronomy/ea...
Iconic Star Trek filming location spotted from space | Space photo of the day for Sept. 10, 2026
See where Captain Kirk and the Gorn squared up.
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This represents a fun & serendipitous project about spy satellites, mutual friendship and penguins (1/n)… science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-... 🦉🌎🧪🦑
A Changing World for Emperor Penguins - NASA Science
Experts are analyzing decades of images from Landsat satellites for clues about how the iconic birds have responded to sea ice disruptions in the past.
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A nice article on the NASA site about emperor penguins that discusses our first paper from the EPIC -penguin🐧❄️- project (as well as another really cool paper). science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
A Changing World for Emperor Penguins - NASA Science
Experts are analyzing decades of images from Landsat satellites for clues about how the iconic birds have responded to sea ice disruptions in the past.
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Some trivia for your World Cup watch party: There’s a stadium in Mexico in a volcanic landscape designed to resemble a volcano. It’s even topped with an eruption “cloud.” The city, meanwhile, has expanded tremendously since it last hosted the World Cup in 1986. 🏟️🌋⚽️ science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
When satellites detected signs of an unexpected submarine eruption in the Central Bismarck Sea on May 8, volcanologists were confronted with the reality that no high-resolution maps of the area were available, and little is known about the deep-water setting. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
New Eruption in the Bismarck Sea - NASA Science
Satellite imagery shows a surge of new volcanic activity in the ocean near Papua New Guinea.
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Something sort of beautiful is brewing in shallow waters offshore of New Jersey and New York. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
A colleague slapped this motivational poster together after we published an image of a volcano in Russia that keeps knocking itself down and building itself up again. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-... 🌋Thank you to @janinekrippner.bsky.social for the insight.
If you’re following the Artemis launch, this is a perfect time to browse through the NASA Earth Observatory archives for lunar beauty shots. The site has published some stunners over the years. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
And ICYMI news, the "Zero Gravity Indicator" mascot for #Artemis2 is "Rise", designed by Lucas Ye, Mountain View, California I'm eagerly awaiting for when it's merch fully drops, 'cuz I'd rock one of these on my backpack!
A network of meltwater lakes and drainage channels made an Antarctic ice shelf known for its blue ice areas even bluer this summer. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
Putting aside strategic implications relevant to shipping and the Strait of Hormuz, it’s hard not to marvel at the fascinating and colorful geology of Hormuz Island. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
Iran’s Rainbow Island - NASA Science
A mix of uplifting salt and other sedimentary and metamorphic rocks make for colorful landscapes in the Persian Gulf.
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Plains around the San Andreas Fault and across Carrizo Plain National Monument are awash with yellow (and a touch of purple) as wildflowers bloom. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-... 🌼
Close-up view of the aftermath of an Iranian attack on Salalah, Oman. Collected March 13, 2026, by Sentinel-2B. Data from the Copernicus Browser, processing by me. 🛰️🖼️ 10 & 100 meters per pixel. browser.dataspace.copernicus.eu
Though Ireland is known for the many shades of green that grace its grassy pastoral landscapes, there's one corner of the Emerald Isle where gray reigns supreme.
Lovely story on the BBC about iceberg a23a, which has given us decades of fun but is now nearing its end… Really enjoyed talking with Mark Poynting about this one-time behemoth. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
This iceberg was once the biggest in the world. Now it has just weeks left - BBC News
A23a was once twice the size of Greater London but now its 40-year journey is coming to an end.
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Ailing “megaberg” A-23A sparks surge of microscopic life in its final days. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
I really enjoyed reading up on the history of explosive volcanism on Mars and how scoria cones compare on Earth and Mars for this. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-... 🌋
Looking for a distraction? Learn how to pronounce Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, a little town in Wales with a long name. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
The powder in Hokkaido is amazing —especially this winter. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-... ⛷️
Winter Grips Japan - NASA Science
The country's northern regions are accustomed to snow, but unrelenting storms have snarled transportation and caused other challenges this winter.
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Stonebreen glacier in southeastern Svalbard pulses with the changing seasons, speeding up and slowing its flow toward the sea. ❤️ science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
NASA’s Image Of The Day Captures Icy Hudson River As New York Sees Record Breaking Cold Spell NASA’s Landsat 8 captures ice-covered stretches of the Hudson River as extreme winter weather grips New York in January. #NASA #NASALANDSAT www.republicworld.com/science/nasa...
NASA’s Image Of The Day Captures Icy Hudson River As New York Sees Record Breaking Cold Spell
NASA’s Landsat 8 captures ice-covered stretches of the Hudson River as extreme winter weather grips New York in January.
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The flooding is Mozambique hasn’t gotten much attention in the US, but it’s a bad situation. Hundreds of thousands of people have been affected. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
There are some odd phragmites mounds somewhere in this Landsat image of Great Salt Lake. Can you find them?
Fires on the Rise in the Far North with input from @jmccartygeo.bsky.social and the @arcticcouncil.bsky.social AMAP Arctic Climate Update Report published last year science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-... @mikeflannigan.bsky.social @queenofpeat.bsky.social @morganahcrowley.bsky.social @gwandaii.bsky.social
Fires on the Rise in the Far North - NASA Science
Satellite-based maps show northern wildland fires becoming more frequent and widespread as temperatures rise and lightning reaches higher latitudes.
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