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The Arctic Circle cuts through the western coast of Norway and the Saltfjellet-Svartisen National Park. This image...
On June 21, 2014—the summer solstice—when the Sun stays above the horizon of the Arctic for at least 24 hours,...
Arctic sea ice has been been the last frontier of the North for thousands of years, turning back seafarers, testing...
Arctic sea ice has been been the last frontier of the North for thousands of years, turning back seafarers, testing...
In the spring and summer of 2012, land- and sea ice thinned in some regions within the Arctic Circle and completely...
The STS-99 crew pose for a "star-burst" pose in celebration of a successful Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM)...
ER-2 #809 awaiting pilot entry for the third flight of the SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment (SOLVE)....
NASA ER-2 # 809 and its DC-8 shown in Arena Arctica before the SAGE III Ozone Loss and Validation Experiment...
Launched February 11, 2000, the STS-99 Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM) was the most ambitious Earth mapping...
This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) was originally meant to track the movement of sand dunes...
Launched February 11, 2000, the STS-99 Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM) was the most ambitious Earth mapping...
The Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour blasts form the launch pad on February 11, 2000 carrying its crew of six for the...
Launched February 11, 2000, the STS-99 Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM) was the most ambitious Earth mapping...
The STS-99 crew members designed the flight insignia for the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), the most...
Siberian Ribbons - June 15th, 2005 Description: Vivid colors and bizarre shapes come together in an image that could...
STS099-S-001 (June 1999) --- The STS-99 crew members designed the flight insignia for the Shuttle Radar Topography...
An international crew assigned to STS-99 takes a break from training to pose for the traditional crew portrait at...
All was well at the North Pole this summer, when Santa and his elves were busily making toys and taking orders for...
For five years, Jeremy Harbeck has worked as a support scientist for NASA’s Operation IceBridge, an airborne mission...