A 280-Mile-Wide Ring Formed by Convection The image, taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, shows a Rayleigh-Bénard convection cell in ...

April 22 is traditionally known as Earth Day, the occasion where we pause as temporary travelers on our 'blue marble' to ...

But in 2014, NASA’s Terra satellite captured a near-perfect circle of clouds hovering above the Pacific Ocean. Spotted a few thousand kilometers southwest of Hawaii, this unusual ring floated ...

Scientists are increasingly concerned about the future of Earth science under President Donald Trump as three key NASA satellites near the end of their missions with no plan for replacement ...

on NASA's Terra satellite, according to NASA's Earth Observatory. The fluffy ring is made up of cumulus clouds that have been sculpted into a Rayleigh-Benard convection cell — a meteorological ...

The Canadian-built device called MOPITT – which stands for Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere – was launched in 1999 ...

In China’s Tarim Basin, spring brings fierce dust storms fueled by dry landscapes and shifting winds. NASA satellites ...

More than 4,000 firefighters are battling the blazes across the state. NASA's Terra satellite used the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument) on December 10, 2017.

As autumn settled over Antarctica, sea ice began its seasonal return, with NASA capturing striking images of new growth in ...

Shortly after Tropical Cyclone Olwyn made landfall near Cape Cuvier in Western Australia early on March 13, NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of the storm. The Moderate Resolution Imaging ...