October 27, 2026

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The Antarctic iceberg made a relatively quick exit from the Weddell Sea, only to slow at the edge of a remote island’s underwater shelf.

Hunting Red Leaves with Satellites

A modern satellite makes it possible to pursue the ancient tradition of leaf-peeping in a whole new way.

El Niño Then and Now

A 35-year satellite altimetry record lets scientists hold this year's El Niño up against its strongest predecessors.

Fires Char New Guinea

Emissions on both sides of the island are unusually high as human-set fires spread in a landscape parched by drought.

Extratropical Cyclone Whips Past Iceland

The powerful low-pressure system formed over the North Atlantic out of the remnants of Hurricane Isaias.

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NASA's CASALS Instrument Bridges Gaps in 3D Maps of Earth's Surface

Today's space-based laser instruments measure Earth's forests and terrain one narrow line at a time. Between those lines are enormous gaps scientists never directly measure. NASA’s CASALS instrument will blend machine learning with an ultra-compact lidar to adaptively ‘sweep’ large swaths of Earth’s surface, allowing it to create 3D topographical renderings.

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