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May 5, 2026 Weekly News Latest Images of the Day View the Image of the Day archive Ahuachapán and Its Restive Neighbors From a geothermal hotspot to the one-time “Lighthouse of the Pacific,” the heat is on beneath the volcanic landscape of… Record-Setting Retreat of Hektoria Glacier Scientists relied on satellite data to understand how the Antarctic glacier lost so much ice so rapidly. Cyclone Rains Spur Papua New Guinea Landslides Heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Maila triggered a deadly landslide in the mountains of East New Britain. Winter’s End Is Written in the Clouds As winter turned to spring, the skies over the Gulf of Alaska displayed textbook examples of numerous cloud formations. Fires Rage in Georgia Firefighters are battling two destructive blazes in the southern part of the state as drought grips the U.S. Southeast. More from NASA Earth Science NASA Science Supports Golden Eagles on the Move NASA-funded research is helping turn golden eagle journeys across mountains, grasslands, and borders into data for wildlife managers. NASA’s STORIE Mission to Tell Tale of Earth’s Ring Current Earth’s magnetic field is like a powerful trap. It lures electrically charged particles in space, near our planet, and snares them in an invisible, doughnut-shaped pen around Earth known as the ring current. This captive swarm of charged particles plays… NASA Earth Observatory Where every day is Earth day Visit science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory Follow NASAEarth