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Mount Etna's violent burst
Mt. Etna's Violent Bursts Spotted from Space

By LiveScience Staff Published

Etna has been erupting off-and-on all year.

Earth
NASA astronaut Ron Garan took this photograph during the Perseid meteor shower on Aug. 13, 2011 from the International Space Station.
Space Radar Captures Echoes of Meteor Shower

By LiveScience Staff Published

Listen to the recording and see images of the shower.

Meteors & Meteor Showers
New York City as Seen from the International Space Station
Astronauts Spy Beautiful Summer Day in NYC

By LiveScience Staff Published

Human Spaceflight
Nabro Volcano False-Color Image
Remote Nabro Volcano Eruption Revealed in Satellite Photos

By LiveScience Staff Published

Eritrea's Nabro volcano has been erupting for a week.

Satellites
All aboard! This icebreaker is ready to set sail to the Arctic.
NASA to Go Boldly … to the Arctic, Again

By LiveScience Staff Published

Second leg of the mission begins June 25.

Climate Change
A pair of small moons orbiting Pluto named Nix and Hydra were discovered by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 2005. The two moons are roughly 5,000 times fainter than Pluto and are about two to three times farther from Pluto than its large moon, Charon, wh
Pluto's Mysterious Moons, Nix & Hydra, Turn 5

By LiveScience Staff Published

It has been five years since Nix and Hydra, Pluto's tiny moons, were named. Mysteries still abound with the pair.

Pluto
This Landsat 5 satellite image of the Wallow North Fire in east central Arizona was taken on June 15, 2011 at 19:54:23 Zulu (3:54 p.m. EDT). This false-colored image uses a 7, 4, 2 band combination and shows the burn scar in red the fire ongoing in really
Satellites Help in Battle to Contain Arizona Wildfires

By LiveScience Staff Published

Landsat images help firefighters plan containment efforts.

Climate Change
For a unique look at the monster tornado that ripped apart Tuscaloosa, Ala., last month, NASA called on one of its special satellites to track the aftermath of a tornado outbreak for the first time.
Photos: Satellite Sizes Up Monster Alabama Tornado

By LiveScience Staff Published

Take a unique look at the devastation in Tuscaloosa.

Climate Change
The Thematic Mapper on Landsat 5 captured this image of Memphis after the floods on May 10, 2011.
Before & After Satellite Photos of the Mississippi Flood in Memphis

By LiveScience Staff Published

Bulge of near-record water levels continues southward march.

Climate Change
How Comets Cause Meteor Showers
Mystery Boom in Virginia Likely a Meteor

By LiveScience Staff Published

A house-shaking boom in Virginia Beach was most likely caused by a falling meteor, NASA says.

Meteors & Meteor Showers
Astronauts onboard the International Space Station see the Earth from a unique perspective — for example, in one 24-hour period, they see not one sunrise and sunset, but 16 on average.
See Sunset from an Astronaut's Perspective

By LiveScience Staff Published

Astronauts see 16 sunrises & sunsets in one 24-hour orbital period.

The Sun
An image of Alabama from space shows tornado tracks from April 27, 2011.
Tracks of Alabama Tornadoes Spied from Space

By LiveScience Staff Published

Three twisters tore through the area.

Earth
With wildfires bearing down on the McDonald Observatory, the Texas Forest Service undertook controlled burns on April 17, 2011 to get rid of fuel on the mountains in West Texas.
Photos: Texas Wildfires Seen From the McDonald Observatory

By LiveScience Staff Published

See the astronomer's-eye view of the massive wildfires in West Texas in these photos from the McDonald Observatory.

Climate Change
Holbox Island and the Yalahau Lagoon on the northeast corner of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula are featured in this image, acquired by the Korea Multi-purpose Satellite (Kompsat-2) of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
Satellite Photographs 'Black Hole' on Earth

By LiveScience Staff Published

Holbox Island off the Yucatan Pennisula has waters so dark its name means "black hole" in Mayan.

Satellites
Astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen took this photograph of the “Fertile Crescent” region of the Middle East, where many historians say the march of civilization began, on April 13, 1981. Known to many as “the cradle of civilization,” the stretch of
30 Years Ago: 1st Shuttle Astronauts Photograph Earth's Cradle of Civilization

By LiveScience Staff Published

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers were part of the first views of Earth by space shuttle astronauts.

Earth
NASA space physicist James Spann took this stunning picture on March 1, 2011 from Poker Flat, Alaska, where he was attending a scientific conference to study auroras.
Auroras Dazzle Northern Observers

By LiveScience Staff Published

See amazing images of auroras taken by skywatchers.

Auroras
On April 3, 2011, NASA released this image from the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite, which captured a natural-color image on July 27, 2001.
Earth's 'Valley of the Moon' Seen by Satellite

By LiveScience Staff Published

Wadi Rum is an alien-looking landscape in Jordan.

Satellites
NASA's $18.7-Billion Budget: How Much Do You Contribute?

By LiveScience Staff Published

Obama just announced the 2012 budget. Life's Little Mysteries did the math to find out how much NASA costs you.

Space Exploration
Satellite photo shows U.S. snowfall across 30 states
Panoramic Satellite Photo Captures U.S. Snowfall

By LiveScience Staff Published

A NASA satellite photo reveals how snowfall blanketed much of the U.S. on Groundhog Day last week.

Satellites
The northern lights hang along the planet's magnetic field. For the first time, scientists have measured the strength of the field in Earth's core.
First Measurement of Earth's Inner Magnetism Made

By LiveScience Staff Published

Geophysics milestone may point scientists to source of the inner planet's roiling energy.

Earth
Teen Sailor Lost at Sea Meets NASA Rescuers
Teen Sailor Lost at Sea Meets NASA Rescuers

By LiveScience Staff Published

16-year-old Abby Sunderland's rescue was aided by NASA tech.

Space Exploration
Space Station to Make Flyover on Yosemite's Birthday

By LiveScience Staff Published

Get to the park before dawn to catch a glimpse.

International Space Station
Telescopes Team Up for 3-D Galaxy Views
Telescopes Team Up for 3-D Galaxy Views

By LiveScience Staff Published

Telescopes reveal 3-D views of more than one hundred remote galaxies.

Galaxies
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