<p>Alaska’s Hubbard Glacier, seen by Landsat 8 in July 2014, creeps up on Disenchantment Bay. Fed by melting snow and debris, the growing glacier has twice blocked the entrance to pitchfork-shaped Russell Fjord, causing the water level to rapidly rise.</p>
Disenchantment Bay
Alaska’s Hubbard Glacier, seen by Landsat 8 in July 2014, creeps up on Disenchantment Bay. Fed by melting snow and debris, the growing glacier has twice blocked the entrance to pitchfork-shaped Russell Fjord, causing the water level to rapidly rise.
- Week's Best Space Pictures
Week's Best Space Pictures: Satellite View of Disenchantment
From creating space-like environments on Earth to a cosmic collision in progress, our picks for the best of this week’s space pics will take you on a journey to the stars—starting right here at home and ending 400 million light-years away.
From creating space-like environments on Earth to a cosmic collision in progress, our picks for the best of this week’s space pics will take you on a journey to the stars—starting right here at home and ending 400 million light-years away.
