Kona Storms Flood Oʻahu
Kona Storms Flood Oʻahu

Back-to-back subtropical cyclones in March fueled destructive flash flooding on several of the Hawaiian Islands.

Tropical Cyclone Narelle Crosses Australia
Tropical Cyclone Narelle Crosses Australia

The powerful storm lashed the northern edge of the continent with damaging winds and drenching rain as it made landfall multiple times.

A Fault Line in Full Bloom
A Fault Line in Full Bloom

Plains around the San Andreas Fault and across Carrizo Plain National Monument are awash with yellow as wildflowers bloom.

Restless Kīlauea Launches Lava and Ash
Restless Kīlauea Launches Lava and Ash

Episode 43 of the Hawaiian volcano’s current eruption was marked by high lava fountains and widespread ash dispersal.

A Bit of Gray on an Emerald Isle
A Bit of Gray on an Emerald Isle

Ireland is best known for its many greens, but the striking grays of the island’s Burren region also stand out in satellite images.

Cañon Fiord’s Whirling Waters
Cañon Fiord’s Whirling Waters

During the 2022 summer melt season, sediment plumes and fractured sea ice traced swirling eddies in a branch of the Nansen Sound fjord system in the Canadian Arctic.

A Most Unusual Lake
A Most Unusual Lake

Lake Unter-See in Antarctica, sealed beneath thick ice, contains unusually high levels of dissolved oxygen and cone-shaped microbial reefs resembling some of Earth’s oldest fossils.

March 2026 Satellite Puzzler
March 2026 Satellite Puzzler

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

Shades of a Lunar Eclipse
Shades of a Lunar Eclipse

A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar eclipse.

Lake Coatepeque
Lake Coatepeque

Set amid El Salvador’s modern, active volcanic landscape, tranquil blue waters fill a caldera formed by ancient eruptions.