20 Breathtaking Images From NASA’s Public Library

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Watercolor of the sea

Taken from observational satellite Landsat-8 in June 2018, this image of the Chukchi Sea illuminates colorful blooms of phytoplankton. Cool nutrient-rich water from the Bering Sea meet warm, less-salty Alaskan coastal water to create these patterns. The blooms can be seen even through deep Arctic ice cover.

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  1. Noralee says

    Absolutely stunning.

  2. STEVEN SHIFFLETT says

    Wow. Amazing pictures. I’d like to get a poster of the Helix Nebula, how do i go about that?

  3. Satya says

    Fascinating….I was very young when I listen to the Russian Dog barking in the space in our radio & we are now watching human beings are there for space walking…

  4. Carolyn Barnes says

    God is awesome! Who would not be struck by this living, loving God who even makes beauty out of the storms —visible beauty for us.

  5. Sandy says

    amazing pictures

  6. David Verploegh says

    Oh, my… great sampling. You state many have been released. How do we see the rest of ’em?

  7. Tom says

    Fantastic!