June 16, 2026

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Nebraska’s Wide, Rolling Domain

The Nebraska Sandhills—the largest system of sand dunes in the Western Hemisphere—stretch across about one-quarter of the state.

Pumice Rafts Encroach on Admiralty Islands

Buoyant volcanic rock fragments from an underwater eruption drifted across the Bismarck Sea and choked island coasts.

World Cup Fever in Guadalajara

The city's metro area has pushed westward since it last hosted World Cup matches in 1986, expanding across a landscape shaped by ancient volcanoes.

Air Pollution’s Daily Pulse Over the Northeast

NASA's TEMPO mission helped scientists track morning nitrogen dioxide that contributed to afternoon ozone along the New York–Washington corridor in May 2026.

Tyndall’s Trail of Bergs

Ice splintered off the southern Patagonia glacier and drifted across a growing glacial lake.

More from NASA Earth Science

NASA, USGS Scientists Go Rock Hounding in California’s High Desert

Equipped with rock picks and hand lenses, a team of geoscientists deployed to the Mojave Desert recently to investigate a tantalizing “fingerprint” detected by a NASA sensor. Their target: a cache of topaz hiding in plain sight.

Up, Up, and Away With Weather Balloons

A dozen students participating in NASA’s 2026 Student Airborne Research Program collected data about the atmosphere, using a weather balloon that measures ozone concentrations as it rises.

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