November 12, 2010 — One fascinating aspect of the astronaut photograph is how the lights at night reveal that nearly all of Egypt’s population is concentrated along the Nile River.
The Big Island: Wind-Shaped Landscape - July 23, 2010
Ship Tracks: Maritime Contrails - July 16, 2010
The Southern Lights: View from the International Space Station - July 9, 2010
Space Station Obit: Sunrise to Sunset - July 2, 2010
Gulf Spill Disaster: Containing Current Stalls - June 25, 2010
Sunset in Space: Atmospheric Layers Exposed - June 18, 2010
Caspian: Three Seas in One - June 11, 2010
Cyprus: Historic Island From Space - May 28, 2010
Mdeira's Laurissilva Forest: A Living Relic - May 21, 2010
May Aurora: Active Sun Excites Earth's Upper Atmosphere - May 14, 2010
Great Barrier Reef: World's Largest Life Structure - May 7, 2010
Tokyo at Night: Japan's Eastern Capital - April 30, 2010
End of Mission: Space Shuttle Retires - April 23, 2010
Saharan Volcano: Dome Over Darfur - April 16, 2010
A Land Holy to Many: MIddle East At Passover-Easter - April 9, 2010
Tampa Bay: West Florida From Space - April 2, 2010
Sino Sandstorm Blankets East Asia - March 26, 2010
California Drought's End: View of Spring from Space - March 19, 2010
Greening Namibia's Desert: Orange River Farming - March 12, 2010
Polar Mesospheric Clouds: Night Shining - March 5, 2010
Rama's Bridge: India-Sri Lanka Connection - February 26, 2010
New Zealand's Southland: Mountains, Lakes and Plains - February 19, 2010
Blizzard Aftermath: But More Snow To Come - February 12, 2010
A Crumbling World: Dubai's Fading Dream - February 5, 2010
Central Hawaii: Shaded by Trade Winds - January 29, 2010
St. Lawrence Ice: Swirls At a River's Mouth - January 22, 2010
A Frozen Britain: From Sea to Sea - January 15, 2010
Blue Moon Eclipse: Hictoric New Year's Eve - January 8, 2010
Wintertime Volcanic Landscape: Kamchatka Peninsula - December 25, 2009
Hawaiian Vog Destroys Crops - December 18, 2009
Rabaul Volcano: Ongoing Eruption - December 11, 2009
Ontario's First Snow: Winter Finally Arrives - December 4, 2009
Unspoiled Maupiti: South Seas Jewel - November 27, 2009
Gulf Swirls: Sediment Churned From Hurricane Ida - November 20 2009
Northeastern Fall: Hidden From View - November 13, 2009
Ship Tracks: Maritime Contrails - July 16, 2010
The Southern Lights: View from the International Space Station - July 9, 2010
Space Station Obit: Sunrise to Sunset - July 2, 2010
Gulf Spill Disaster: Containing Current Stalls - June 25, 2010
Sunset in Space: Atmospheric Layers Exposed - June 18, 2010
Caspian: Three Seas in One - June 11, 2010
Cyprus: Historic Island From Space - May 28, 2010
Mdeira's Laurissilva Forest: A Living Relic - May 21, 2010
May Aurora: Active Sun Excites Earth's Upper Atmosphere - May 14, 2010
Great Barrier Reef: World's Largest Life Structure - May 7, 2010
Tokyo at Night: Japan's Eastern Capital - April 30, 2010
End of Mission: Space Shuttle Retires - April 23, 2010
Saharan Volcano: Dome Over Darfur - April 16, 2010
A Land Holy to Many: MIddle East At Passover-Easter - April 9, 2010
Tampa Bay: West Florida From Space - April 2, 2010
Sino Sandstorm Blankets East Asia - March 26, 2010
California Drought's End: View of Spring from Space - March 19, 2010
Greening Namibia's Desert: Orange River Farming - March 12, 2010
Polar Mesospheric Clouds: Night Shining - March 5, 2010
Rama's Bridge: India-Sri Lanka Connection - February 26, 2010
New Zealand's Southland: Mountains, Lakes and Plains - February 19, 2010
Blizzard Aftermath: But More Snow To Come - February 12, 2010
A Crumbling World: Dubai's Fading Dream - February 5, 2010
Central Hawaii: Shaded by Trade Winds - January 29, 2010
St. Lawrence Ice: Swirls At a River's Mouth - January 22, 2010
A Frozen Britain: From Sea to Sea - January 15, 2010
Blue Moon Eclipse: Hictoric New Year's Eve - January 8, 2010
Wintertime Volcanic Landscape: Kamchatka Peninsula - December 25, 2009
Hawaiian Vog Destroys Crops - December 18, 2009
Rabaul Volcano: Ongoing Eruption - December 11, 2009
Ontario's First Snow: Winter Finally Arrives - December 4, 2009
Unspoiled Maupiti: South Seas Jewel - November 27, 2009
Gulf Swirls: Sediment Churned From Hurricane Ida - November 20 2009
Northeastern Fall: Hidden From View - November 13, 2009
Fallout Surge
Owl Irruption
Everglades Invaders
Glacial Theft
Cyclone Iggy
Peru Quake Damage
Cyborg Rats
Eye on Space: Image
Temperature Extremes
Owl Irruption
Everglades Invaders
Glacial Theft
Cyclone Iggy
Peru Quake Damage
Cyborg Rats
Eye on Space: Image
Temperature Extremes
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