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Fires spread in New Mexico amid extreme drought

1 week ago | earth.com | Chrissy Sexton

Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory features active wildfires and scorched landscapes in New Mexico, where the Trout and Buck fires continue to burn across the Gila National Forest and nearby counties. “As extreme drought gripped parts of New Mexico in June 2025, firefighters battled large wildland fires in the southwestern part of the state,” noted NASA.
Thousands of colors in the Sculptor Galaxy

1 week ago | earth.com | Chrissy Sexton

Today’s Image of the Day from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) features a stunning view of the Sculptor Galaxy, one of the brightest spiral galaxies visible from Earth. The ultra-detailed image, which was captured using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, reveals features in the Sculptor Galaxy that have never been seen before. ESO researcher Enrico Congiu led a new study on the Sculptor Galaxy that is published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
Lake Chad: A vanishing lifeline in Central Africa

2 weeks ago | earth.com | Chrissy Sexton

Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory features Lake Chad in central Africa. The photograph was taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. According to NASA, Lake Chad once ranked among the largest natural lakes in the world. It was a critical resource for millions of people and animals, supporting agriculture and fishing across the region. Lake Chad straddles the borders of Chad, Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon.
Andromeda: One trillion stars in a single frame

2 weeks ago | earth.com | Chrissy Sexton

Today’s Image of the Day from the European Space Agency features a stunning image of Andromeda, the nearest spiral galaxy to our Milky Way. The extraordinary image was captured by ESA’s Flyeye telescope in May 2025 during its first light campaign. This was not just a technical test; it became a powerful demonstration of the telescope’s capabilities.
Supernova explosion captured in the constellation Gemini

1 month ago | earth.com | Chrissy Sexton

Today’s Image of the Day from the European Space Agency (ESA) features the distant galaxy LEDA 22057, which is located about 650 million light-years away in the constellation Gemini. Within the galaxy lies a pale blue dot – SN 2024PI, a supernova explosion that was discovered by an automated survey in January 2024. “The survey covers the entire northern half of the night sky every two days and has cataloged more than 10,000 supernovae,” noted ESA.
Hundreds of galaxies illuminate the early universe

1 month ago | earth.com | Chrissy Sexton

Today’s Image of the Day from the European Space Agency features Abell S1063, a massive galaxy cluster located about 4.5 billion light-years from Earth. The galaxy cluster was captured by the Webb telescope in stunning detail. According to ESA, the image is what’s known as a deep field – a long exposure of a single area of the sky, collecting as much light as possible to draw out the most faint and distant galaxies that don’t appear in ordinary images.
Planetary nebula with ethereal wings captured by Hubble

1 month ago | earth.com | Chrissy Sexton

Today’s Image of the Day from the European Space Agency showcases the striking beauty of the planetary nebula NGC 2899, which resembles a moth in flight. The photo was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. “The planetary nebula NGC 2899 is shaped like a single macaroni noodle, with its edges pointed up, but its edge-on central torus is semi-transparent in the middle,” noted ESA. “The top and bottom edges are thick and orange. The center is semi-transparent blue and green.
Metallic Mars: The diverse colors of the Red Planet

1 month ago | earth.com | Chrissy Sexton

Today’s Image of the Day from the European Space Agency features the vibrant colors of the Mawrth Vallis region of Mars. The image reveals a landscape abundant in iron, magnesium, and aluminum. Mawrth Vallis lies just south of the dichotomy boundary, a ridge marking the divide between Mars’ southern highlands and northern lowlands. Layered, clay-rich deposits found in this valley indicate prolonged interactions with water.
Satellite captures a glimpse of the world's largest iceberg

1 month ago | earth.com | Chrissy Sexton

Today’s Image of the Day from the European Space Agency features the world’s largest iceberg currently in existence, known as Iceberg A-23a. It is a colossal tabular iceberg that originated from Antarctica’s Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf. “The ice mass is currently lodged on the seabed 73 kilometers (45 miles) from the remote island of South Georgia, which can be seen just poking out from beneath the cloud cover,” noted ESA.
Hubble spotlights galaxies in the constellation Virgo

1 month ago | earth.com | Chrissy Sexton

Today’s Image of the Day from the European Space Agency features NGC 5335 – a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. The photo was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. According to ESA, thousands of distant galaxies are speckled throughout the image in a variety of colors. Hubble is revealing how galaxies form, grow, and evolve over cosmic time by capturing detailed images of galaxies at various stages of development, from the nearby universe to billions of light-years away.