April 28, 2026

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The Earth Observatory turns 27 on April 29. Happy Earth Observatory Day, where every day is Earth Day! Thank you all for continuing to follow us on this perpetual tour of our home planet.


Thanks to the Landsat Outreach Team for the Your Name in Landsat app that is responsible for the image above.

Fiery Fall Color in Southern Chile

Fiery Fall Color in Southern Chile

The beech forests of southern Patagonia put on vibrant autumn displays.

Snow Is Scarce in the Upper Colorado Basin

Snow Is Scarce in the Upper Colorado Basin

The mountains of Utah and Colorado are among the areas of the western U.S. that are low on snow and facing water worries in spring 2026.

An Agricultural Mosaic in Taiwan

An Agricultural Mosaic in Taiwan

Diversity reigns across the farmland of Yunlin County in southwestern Taiwan—a region that produces an array of crops on small farms.

Smoke Shrouds Northern Thailand

Smoke Shrouds Northern Thailand

Seasonal fires have darkened skies over Southeast Asia.

Belts of Green in the Washington Suburbs

Belts of Green in the Washington Suburbs

Along the northeast side of the Capital Beltway in Maryland, green spaces weave through the developed landscape.

More from NASA Earth Science

The waters and ocean sediments offshore of Uruguay are highly understudied, making it a unique location for a PACE PVST field campaign and an exciting opportunity to work alongside SPARC scientists.

NASA’s Boeing 777 has returned to the agency’s fleet after undergoing heavy structural modifications as it transforms from a giant passenger plane into the agency’s next-generation airborne science laboratory.

From cameras pressed against spacecraft windows to the most powerful radar ever flown, imaging technology has taken giant leaps since 1968, but the drive to understand our home in the cosmos has remained.

NASA has a fleet of satellites in orbit, gathering data around the clock, to explore unique views of our home planet’s ocean, atmosphere, and land surfaces.


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