August 19, 2025

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Smoke Blankets the Iberian Peninsula Smoke Blankets the Iberian Peninsula

Fueled by extreme heat and dry conditions, intense wildfires in Spain and Portugal sent thick smoke across parts of Europe.

     
The Potomac Island Where History Took Flight The Potomac Island Where History Took Flight

Samuel Pierpont Langley conducted the first successful flight of an unpiloted, engine-driven, heavier-than-air craft from a houseboat near Chopawamsic Island in the Potomac River.

     
Seeing the Monroe Canyon Fire in a New Light Seeing the Monroe Canyon Fire in a New Light

As wildland fires raged in the American West, NASA airborne technology was there to image it in incredible detail.

     
A Halo Above the Horizon A Halo Above the Horizon

A subtle arc, formed by the bending of light through high-altitude ice crystals, cradles the Moon above the darkened Earth.

     
Fire Burns Through Olympic Wilderness Fire Burns Through Olympic Wilderness

The Bear Gulch fire spread through dense forest and filled skies with smoke in northwestern Washington state.

     
Ash Streams from Klyuchevskaya Sopka Ash Streams from Klyuchevskaya Sopka

One of the most active volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula is erupting yet again.

     
SWOT Spots Tsunami Wave After Kamchatka Quake SWOT Spots Tsunami Wave After Kamchatka Quake

Data provided by the water satellite are helping to improve tsunami forecast models.

     
     
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