national oceanic and atmospheric administration

  • The 8 Coolest Images of Earth NASA Shared in June

    The 8 Coolest Images of Earth NASA Shared in June

    Kevin Hurler

    NASA’s Earth Observatory has been presenting us with images of our pale, blue dot since it began in 1999, allowing us to get a birds eye view of what different parts of our planet look like. While Earth Observatory has a ton of photos accumulated by satellites orbiting the planet and astronauts aboard the International…

  • Could We Ever Stop a Hurricane in Its Tracks?

    Could We Ever Stop a Hurricane in Its Tracks?

    Daniel Kolitz

    Neutralising a hurricane as it barrels over the ocean might seem like a dumb idea, but if we refused to indulge seemingly dumb ideas, would we ever have, you know, gone to the Moon, that kind of thing? Yes, hurricanes are unfathomably huge and powerful — but so is, in my opinion, the collective ingenuity…