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Earth ObservatoryBROWSE COLLECTIONLast updated: April 6, 2025Our staff chooses one spectacular image taken from space to write about in an informative article each week.
Natural Hazard and Disaster ImageryBROWSE COLLECTIONLast updated: April 24, 2025NASA works with the USGS to acquire remote sensing imagery of areas around the world affected by natural disasters.
CEO Top PicksBROWSE COLLECTIONCrew Earth Observations chooses the best pictures taken from space in one list.
Weekly Top 10 ListBROWSE COLLECTIONLast updated: April 23, 2025The top ten images downloaded from our website, updated weekly.
Earth ArtBROWSE COLLECTIONA collection of exceptional Earth imagery with various art themes. Download your favorites and read about the science behind each image.
Time-Lapse Video PageBROWSE COLLECTIONLast updated: February 10, 2020Time-Lapse photography stitched into videos, ranging from severe weather flyovers to city lights at night to the auroras.
LunarBROWSE COLLECTIONDifferent phases of the moon as seen by crewed spacecraft.
GlaciersBROWSE COLLECTIONThe glaciers collection features beautiful images of glaciers taken from space.
VolcanoesBROWSE COLLECTIONBrowse through hundreds of different volcanoes from around the world, as seen from space.
Impact CratersBROWSE COLLECTIONImpact craters are one of the most difficult things to see from space, but crew members were able to capture imagery of them for this collection.
Image CompositesBROWSE COLLECTIONSeveral images taken in sequence make up one grand view.
Capital CitiesBROWSE COLLECTIONExplore the capital cities around the world and the U.S. capital city collection.
Mission HighlightsBROWSE COLLECTIONLast updated: April 8, 2025Organized by crewed missions, we choose one excellent astronaut photograph a week to write about and share with you.
Around the World in 90 MinutesBROWSE COLLECTIONLast updated: February 18, 2018Check out all of the imagery taken during “Around the World in 90 Minutes”, an event organized on October 23, 2017 by Astronaut Randy Bresnik.
HistoricalBROWSE COLLECTIONDifferent collections of historical data, ranging from the Apollo imagery to the Transit of Venus.
Near Infrared CollectionBROWSE COLLECTIONNear infrared images taken from space ranging from early to recent ISS missions. Introduction to this collection.
Earth From SpaceBROWSE COLLECTIONThis database was compiled by our staff to illustrate interesting Earth features and processes, including cities as seen by astronauts from space.
Pretty PicturesBROWSE COLLECTIONThis list is added to by our staff as we encounter pictures that we consider to be pretty or interesting.
