There are (so far) 1,800 known planets beyond our solar system, but among all of them, there's no place like Earth. This Earth Day, April 22, NASA is asking you to share pictures and video of your favorite places on Earth using social media – and tag them #NoPlaceLikeHome. http://go.nasa.gov/1FcgoDk

 

 

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (21 April 2015)

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Latest Images:

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/

 

* Global Views of Our Planet, Then and Now

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85736&src=eoa-iotd

 

* Iceberg B-34 Makes Its Debut off Antarctica

  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85727&src=eoa-iotd

 

* Rivers and Snow in the Himalayas

  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85721&src=eoa-iotd

 

* Winter Blooms in the Arabian Sea

  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85718&src=eoa-iotd

 

* Warm Water and Strange Weather May Be Connected

  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85714&src=eoa-iotd

 

* Return to Everest

  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85710&src=eoa-iotd

 

* A Lot of Data, A Lot of Possibilities

  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=85703&src=eoa-iotd

 

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Recent Blog Posts:

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/

 

Earth Matters

* April Puzzler

  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/?p=5365&src=eoa-blogs

 

Notes from the Field

* Persevering Through the Storm

  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=6774&src=eoa-blogs