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Earth from Space Special Edition: A Conversation with Luca Parmitano

Discover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. In this special edition, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano joins the show to share his view of Earth from space while on the International Space Station.

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Long-Term Warming Likely to Be Significant Despite Recent Slowdown

Earth's Climate in 2099

A new NASA study shows Earth's climate likely will continue to warm during this century on track with previous estimates, despite the recent slowdown in the rate of global warming.

Winter Storm Marches Over Mid-Atlantic U.S.

On March 3, a major winter storm brought snow to the mid-Atlantic, freezing rain to the Carolinas and rain and some freezing rain to the Gulf Coast states.

Huge Storm Heads For U.S. West Coast

A swirling Eastern Pacific Ocean storm system headed for California was spotted by NOAA's GOES-West satellite on February 28.

Earth from Space: Ecuadorian Highlands

Ecuador's northern highlands are pictured in this image from Envisat. Near the top left of the image, the southern outskirts of Ecuador's capital, Quito, appear as white dots. Quito is one of the highest capital cities in the world, at an elevation of 2850 m above sea level.

NASA and JAXA Launch the GMP Satellite

From the Tanegashima Space Center near the southernmost tip of Japan, NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched a joint mission to study global measurements of rainfall and snowfall abroad JAXA's H-IIA rocket.

North and South Korea Seen at Night From Orbit

Flying over East Asia, astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) took this night image of the Korean Peninsula.

Peeling Back Landsat's Layers of Data

Landsat satellites circle the globe every 99 minutes, collecting data about the land surfaces passing underneath. After 16 days, the Landsat satellite has passed over every spot on the globe, and recorded data in 11 different wavelength regions.

The Polar Vortex Grips North America

Blistering cold air from the Arctic plunged southward this winter, breaking U.S. temperature records.

Australia's Kumbunbur Creek As Seen From Space

This false-colour satellite image shows the Kumbunbur Creek in Australia's Northern Territory, about 260 km southwest of the city of Darwin.

Remote Antarctic Telescope Reveals Gas Cloud Where Stars Are Born

Using a telescope installed at the driest place on Earth -- Ridge A in Antarctica -- a UNSW-led team of researchers has identified a giant gas cloud which appears to be in an early stage of formation.

Satellites See Arctic Surface Darkening Faster

Five new NASA Earth science missions will launch this year to expand our understanding of Earth's changing climate and environme

Earth from Space: Heart of the Atacama, Chile

This satellite image shows the heart-shaped Miscanti lake and smaller Miñiques lake in northern Chile.

Monster Snow Storm As Seen From Space

The monster winter storm that brought icing to the U.S. southeast moved northward along the Eastern Seaboard and brought snow, sleet and rain from the Mid-Atlantic to New England on February 13.

Satellite Video Shows Movement of Major U.S. Winter Storm

A new NASA video of NOAA's GOES satellite imagery shows three days of movement of the massive winter storm that stretches from the southern U.S. to the northeast.

Large Southeastern Snowstorm As Seen From Orbit

Clouds associated with the major winter storm that is bringing wintry precipitation and chilly temperatures to the U.S. south is the focus in an image from NOAA's GOES-East satellite today, February 12 at 1310 UTC/ 8:10 EST.

Landsat 8's First Year

On Feb. 11, 2013, the Landsat 8 satellite rocketed into a sunny California morning onboard a powerful Atlas V and began its life in orbit.

Giant Mass Extinction May have Been Quicker Than Previously Thought

The largest mass extinction in the history of animal life occurred some 252 million years ago, wiping out more than 96 percent of marine species and 70 percent of life on land -- including the largest insects known to have inhabited the Earth.