NASA: National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationEarth Observatory

Updates from our blogs over the past 30 days.

Notes from the Field: Operation IceBridge: Arctic 2011March 15, 2011
Day3: Sledding Down an Ice Cap (Sort Of)
Notes from the Field: Operation IceBridge: Arctic 2011March 15, 2011
Day2: Exploring Thule and Surrounding Areas
Notes from the Field: Operation IceBridge: Arctic 2011March 11, 2011
How We Got Here: From the U.S. Naval Academy to Greenland
Elegant FiguresFebruary 28, 2011
Link: Nyiragongo Crater: Journey to the Center of the World
Elegant FiguresFebruary 28, 2011
Odds and Ends: Kamchatkan Volcanoes
Four erupting volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula are visible in a single satellite image. read more
Elegant FiguresFebruary 24, 2011
Map Projections Matter
Poorly chosen map projections can be very misleading, as demonstrated by the claim that “most” of the Northern Hemisphere was covered in snow and ice in early February. read more

Blogs

Elegant Figures

Our lead visualizer, Robert Simmon, blogs about data visualization and information design on the Earth Observatory.

Climate Q&A

Myths, misunderstandings, and frequently asked questions about climate.

Notes from the Field

Posts from NASA scientists in the field

last updated: March 15, 2011