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Earth, Our Home Planet
Earth, our home planet, is the 3rd planet from the sun.
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The image shows the 70-million-year-old Ouarkziz Crater in Algeria.
Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers snapped amazing photos of the May 5 "supermoon" from the International Space Station.
See incredible images of Earth taken by Dutch astronaut André Kuipers from the International Space Station.
Starting from the surface of the morning star and ending with a view from above Earth. The transit will become reality for human eyes on June 5, 2012 for the last time until 2117.
From 2000 to 2010, NASA’s Terra satellite measured a 1% drop in cloud height. This could be a naturally occurring defense against global warming. But the study’s period is too short to know for sure. Brit Trogen explains what's next.
India's radar surveillance satellite Risat 1 is designed to meet national security needs.
Ireland and the UK glow beneath the sunrise and the Aurora Borealis in this space wallpaper from the International Space Station.
Show how you think NASA science has changed how we look at our home.
Satellites see greening of trees.
Astronaut image shows glow of Russian capital at night.
A rotating cast of temporary minimoons join the iconic body beloved by poets and romantics.
The photo shows the southern lights and New Zealand below two Russian spaceships.
Dutch astronaut André Kuipers is taking Earth Hour into space.
Crater was photographed by an astronaut on the International Space Station.
When the Full Moon coincides with its closest approach to Earth, we get a "Supermoon' also known as the Perigee Full Moon. The full Moon appeared about 14% larger and 30% brighter than others on May 5, 2012.
The solar system's innermost planet continues to confound and intrigue scientists.
Ireland's mild climate makes it lush with vegetation.
During its slow fly-by of Jupiter, NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured imagery of wave motion in the fast-moving jet streams that are a signature of the gas giant.
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