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How Earth's atmosphere and climate come together to create a polar vortex
By Judah Cohen, Mathew Barlow published
To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of Earth, to the stratospheric polar vortex.

America's 250th lights up Washington Monument | Space photo of the day for Jan. 28, 2026
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
A 250th anniversary only comes once in a lifetime.

Beneath the ice: Satellites help map Antarctica's subglacial surface like never before
By Stefanie Waldek published
Antarctica's subglacial bedrock was previously one of the least-mapped planetary surfaces in our solar system.

Satellites spy raging bushfires in Australia | Space photo of the day for Jan. 15, 2026
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The image shows just how large and devastating these events can be.

Satellite sees snowy Greenland peaks from space | Space photo of the day for Jan. 14, 2026
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Greenland's mountains greatly affect local climate patterns.

How Earth's orbit might help us find oil reserves within the planet
By Stefanie Waldek published
Scientists studying Jurassic rocks in China found that cyclical changes in Earth's orbit affected not only the climate, but also the development of shale oil reserves.

Satellite sees 40-year-old iceberg melt, turn blue | Space photo of the day for January 12, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Iceberg A23-A has been around since the Chernobyl explosion and Space Shuttle Challenger accident...but perhaps not for much longer.

This Canadian crater looks like marbled meat | Space photo of the day for Jan. 6, 2026
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The reservoir seen in this image is sometimes referred to as the "eye of Quebec."
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