The Human Fingerprint on Earth’s Water Cycle
The Human Fingerprint on Earth’s Water Cycle

Human activities have become intertwined with how water is distributed across the continents. A new study brings their effects into sharper focus.

Autumn Paints Poland’s Bieszczady Mountains
Autumn Paints Poland’s Bieszczady Mountains

Fall color covers the forested slopes of Bieszczady National Park, while patches of polonina, a type of high-mountain meadow, have turned tan.

Fires Arrive in the Amazon Rainforest
Fires Arrive in the Amazon Rainforest

During El Niño, a cascade of fires across the tropics begins in equatorial Asia and continues in the central and eastern Amazon.

Hurricane Simon Lurks Off the Mexican Coast
Hurricane Simon Lurks Off the Mexican Coast

Though it remained offshore, the storm lashed coastal areas with high winds and flooding—and produced remarkable rippling patterns in the upper atmosphere.

An Impact Structure With Legs
An Impact Structure With Legs

If the thought of extraterrestrial objects crashing into Earth weren’t creepy enough, behold Australia’s Spider Crater.

Antarctic Sea Ice Grows to Its 2026 Maximum
Antarctic Sea Ice Grows to Its 2026 Maximum

The ice reached its third-lowest maximum extent since satellite observations began.

Floodwaters Overwhelm Thailand
Floodwaters Overwhelm Thailand

Heavy rains since mid-September have caused widespread flooding that has affected millions of people across the country.

Fighting Drought in Texas Cotton Country
Fighting Drought in Texas Cotton Country

Drought and an ailing aquifer were major topics of conversation when NASA scientists visited with farmers in the Texas High Plains.

Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Its 2026 Minimum
Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Its 2026 Minimum

Satellite records show Arctic sea ice covering less of the ocean in both winter and summer.

October 2026 Satellite Puzzler
October 2026 Satellite Puzzler

Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.