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True-color corrected reflectance image of Iceberg A23A and iceberg A23F on 17 August 2025 from the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite

Antarctic Iceberg A23A Continues to Crumble

Image captured on August 17 and 19, 2025, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua platform.

Worldview Image of the Week

Aug. 21, 2025

During the final leg of the NASA Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition, the research vessel Polarstern reaches the northernmost point on Earth. Image Credit: NASA MOSAiC team

Laser Altimetry Applications for a Changing World: Working with ICESat-2 Sea Ice Data

The fourth NASA ICESat-2 data training webinar features ICESat-2 sea ice datasets, services, and tools.

Webinar

July 25, 2025

True-color corrected reflectance image of Icebergs A23a and A23c near the South Georgia Island, Antarctica on 3 May 2025 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-21 satellite.

Iceberg A23A Sheds a Piece

Image captured on May 3, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-21 platform.

Worldview Image of the Week

May 8, 2025

True-color corrected reflectance image from the VIIRS instrument aboard the Suomi NPP satellite overlaid with IMERG Precipitation Rate showing heavy rains and snow over Central Europe

Severe Weather in Central Europe

Image captured on Apr 16, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the Suomi NPP platform, with IMERG Precipitation Rate.

Worldview Image of the Week

April 17, 2025

An ASTER image showing part of the San Quintín Glacier, the largest in southern Chile’s Northern Patagonia Icefield.

GLIMS Database Advances Glacier Monitoring from Space

The Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS) Glacier Database provides timely data on more than 200,000 glaciers around the world.

Feature Article

April 8, 2025

This rectangular aerial image shows a grove of green pine trees with snow covering the ground.

X-Snow Project Fills Gap in East Coast Snow Data

This citizen science research effort is creating a flurry of excitement for measuring snow in the Catskill and Adirondack Mountains.

News

March 14, 2025

False-color corrected reflectance image of Iceberg A23a near South Georgia Island on March 4, 2025 from the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite

Iceberg A23A Grounded Near South Georgia Island

Image captured on Mar 4, 2025, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua platform.

Worldview Image of the Week

March 6, 2025

True-color corrected reflectance image of a very large iceberg A23A moving toward South Georgia Island in Antarctica from the MODIS instrument aboard the Terra satellite

Iceberg A23A Moving Toward South Georgia Island, Antarctica

Image captured on Jan 14, 2025, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Terra platform.

Worldview Image of the Week

Jan. 30, 2025

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