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The Potomac Island Where History Took Flight
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Published August 19, 2025
Samuel Pierpont Langley conducted the first successful flight of an unpiloted, engine-driven, heavier-than-air craft from a houseboat near Chopawamsic Island in the Potomac River.
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A Halo Above the Horizon
Published August 17, 2025
A subtle arc, formed by the bending of light through high-altitude ice crystals, cradles the Moon above the darkened Earth.
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Seeing the Monroe Canyon Fire in a New Light
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Published August 15, 2025
As wildland fires raged in the American West, NASA airborne technology was there to image it in incredible detail.
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Fire Burns Through Olympic Wilderness
The Bear Gulch fire spread through dense forest and filled skies with smoke in northwestern Washington state.
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Ash Streams from Klyuchevskaya Sopka
Published August 14, 2025
One of the most active volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula is erupting yet again.
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Browns Canyon National Monument
Published August 13, 2025
The remote and rugged landscape in central Colorado is known for outdoor recreation by day and exceptional stargazing by night.
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Sprawling Gifford Fire Scorches California
Published August 11, 2025
The fast-growing blaze charred more than 100,000 acres in the span of a week.
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Wildfire Sweeps Through Southern France
Published August 7, 2025
The Aude fire rapidly burned around 16,000 hectares in August 2025, becoming the country’s largest fire since 1949.
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