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• Lake Powell Drops to Record-Low Levels (2026/09/18 04:01)

  Snow drought and unusually warm temperatures in the Colorado Basin in 2026 helped drive down reservoir water storage in the U.S. West. The post Lake Powell Drops to Record-Low Levels appeared first on NASA Science.
• Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome (2026/09/17 04:01)

  Temperature records toppled across the central and southern U.S. as the autumnal equinox approached. The post Summer Goes Out With a Heat Dome appeared first on NASA Science.
• Curiosity Postcard Celebrates Rover’s 5,000th Day on Mars (2026/09/16 15:21)

  Description While parked at a sand ridge nicknamed “Chocolatal,” NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas at two times of day. The first was taken on Aug. 30, 2026, at 9:56 a.m. local Mars time; the second was taken on Sep. 2, 2026, at 5:39 p.m. local Mars time. Those […] The post Curiosity Postcard Celebrates Rover’s 5,000th Day on Mars appeared first on NASA Science.
• Purple Haze Aurora (2026/09/16 04:01)

  'Scuse me while some charged particles kiss the sky. The post Purple Haze Aurora appeared first on NASA Science.
• An Accidental Impact Crater Discovery  (2026/09/15 04:01)

  An amateur astronomer scouting online satellite maps for campsites in Quebec found an impact crater instead. The post An Accidental Impact Crater Discovery  appeared first on NASA Science.
• An Early Look at Fall Color in Canada (2026/09/14 04:00)

  Reds, yellows, and oranges are already sweeping across tundra landscapes in Nunavut. The post An Early Look at Fall Color in Canada appeared first on NASA Science.
• Monterrey Amid Mountains (2026/09/11 04:01)

  Mexico’s second-largest metropolitan area borders on folded rock layers of the Sierra Madre Oriental. The post Monterrey Amid Mountains appeared first on NASA Science.
• Dust Storm Sweeps Over Mali (2026/09/10 04:00)

  At a time of year when dust storm activity winds down, a plume of dust blanketed parts of the West African nation and its neighbors. The post Dust Storm Sweeps Over Mali appeared first on NASA Science.