The landscape in the central Andes Mountains, near the border between Chile and Argentina, is dominated by volcanoes and associated landforms.

New technique could yield self-assembling solar cells

Once a tightly wound spiral of clouds with a clear eye, Hurricane Earl was a far more relaxed sprawling oval on September 3, 2010, when this true-color image was acquired.

In this natural-color image from August 31, 2010, a large phytoplankton bloom colors the Barents Sea turquoise, teal, navy, and green.

Acquired August 28, 2010, and August 28, 2009, these false-color images show part of Pakistan’s Balochistan Province before and after the 2010 monsoon floods.

The MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this natural-color image of Typhoon Kompasu approaching the Korean peninsula and China on September 1, 2010

Acquired on August 31, 2010, this image combines a grayscale image of Hurricane Earl with a cloud height profile.

Acquired on August 23, 2010, and August 27, 2009, these false-color images show part of Niger before and after torrential rains that began in July 2010.

Dormant since at least the year 1600, Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung erupted on August 29, 2010.

Acquired August 29, 2010, this natural-color image shows Hurricane Danielle over the Atlantic Ocean.