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Last update: October 24th, 2020 at 1:00 pm

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Euphorbia milii Crown of thorns

Best plants for indoor air quality

Today’s Image of the Day comes from the NASA Earth Observatory and features a look at Belize’s beautiful Lighthouse Reef atoll.

Earth Observing-1 Satellite

Suomi NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership)

Today’s Image of the Day comes thanks to the European Space Agency (ESA) and features a look at northern Italy from the International Space Station.

International Space Station Photos

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station photographed a fiery sunset that looks like a vast sheet of flame.

Earth Images From The Space Station

Most Beautiful Sights On Earth

Today’s Image of the Day comes from the NASA Earth Observatory and features a look at heavy snow and low clouds in the Alps.

MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer)

Today’s Image of the Day comes from the NASA Earth Observatory and features a look at Shasta Lake in northern California.

ASTER on the Terra Satellie

Today’s Image of the Day comes from the NASA Earth Observatory and features a look at greenhouses in the Cayambe Valley of Ecuador’s Northern Highlands.

Landsat-8 Satellite

Today’s Image of the Day comes from the NASA Earth Observatory and features a look at a frozen Lake Erie, which is currently 93.3 percent iced over.

Aqua Earth Observing Satellite

Environment

Great Hinckley Fire of 1894

10 worst fire disasters in US history

Today’s Image of the Day comes thanks to the European Space Agency (ESA) and features a look at France from space on a cloudless day.

Sentinel 3A

Royal Antelope

10 of the smallest animals on Earth

10 deadliest storms in U.S. history

10 deadliest US storms in history

Caudalie

Top 10 green beauty brands

10 must see science documentaries streaming now

Today’s Image of the Day comes thanks to the European Space Agency (ESA) and features a look at the Nordenskiold Glacier in Greenland.

Sentinel 2-A

10 wettest places

10 wettest places on Earth

Thomas Jefferson

10 most environmentally friendly US Presidents

Leopard Geckos

5 easiest pets on the planet

Today’s Image of the Day comes thanks to the European Space Agency (ESA) and features an overhead view of northwest England.

Sentinel-2A

Quality of Life

The 5 US cities with the highest quality of life

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