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Trump's Greenland grab is part of a new space race – and the stakes are getting higher
ByAnna Marie Brennanpublished
As global tensions rise, the island has become a geopolitical pressure gauge, revealing how the old international legal order is beginning to fray.

Italy's 2026 Winter Olympic venues from space | Space photo of the day for Feb. 10, 2026
ByAnthony Woodpublished
ESA marked the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics by capturing the venue from low-Earth orbit.

What Americans lose if their National Center for Atmospheric Research is dismantled
ByCarlos Martinezpublished
Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.

The way Earth's surface moves has a bigger impact on shifting the climate than we knew
ByBen Mather,Adriana Dutkiewicz,Dietmar Müller,Sabin Zahirovicpublished
New research reveals the source of this carbon – and the driving forces behind it – are far more complex than previously thought.

NASA satellite watches January's polar vortex | Space photo of the day for Feb. 4, 2026
ByKenna Hughes-Castleberrypublished
A late January 2026 winter storm left more than snow and ice in its wake.

Satellite sees river flow across the globe | Space photo of the day for Jan. 29, 2025
ByKenna Hughes-Castleberrypublished
Along with this stunning image is the first-ever global estimate of river water discharge and overall sediment suspension.

How Earth's atmosphere and climate come together to create a polar vortex
ByJudah Cohen,Mathew Barlowpublished
To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of Earth, to the stratospheric polar vortex.

America's 250th lights up Washington Monument | Space photo of the day for Jan. 28, 2026
ByKenna Hughes-Castleberrypublished
A 250th anniversary only comes once in a lifetime.
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