Tag: Earth
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Honoring Alex Goetz, a Landsat Legend
Dr. Alex Goetz, who passed away in 2025, was a member of the Landsat 7 Science Team and a key figure in the history of Landsat science.
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NASA Night-light Imagery Tracks US Energy Transition, Global Volatility
New nighttime maps based on NASA satellite imagery are upending assumptions, revealing a world where artificial brightening and dimming have intensified over the past decade. The findings show intense flaring over major oil and gas fields in the United States,…
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Drought Parches Florida
The state was unusually dry for much of 2025, but the intensity of the drought has ratcheted up since January 2026.
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Réunion Island Lava Reaches the Sea
The February 2026 eruption at Piton de la Fournaise has lasted longer and produced a larger volume of lava than recent eruptions from this frequently active volcano.
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Landsat Reveals Reservoir Changes and Bathymetry
In two recent studies, researchers used Landsat data to fill key gaps in our knowledge of reservoir structure and dynamics.
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Arctic Winter Sea Ice Ties Record Low, NASA, NSIDC Scientists Find
For the second consecutive year, winter sea ice in the Arctic reached a level that matches the lowest peak observed since satellite monitoring began in 1979. On March 15, Arctic sea ice extent reached 5.52 million square miles (14.29 million…
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SWOT Mission Unlocks a New View of Our Waterways
Explore how rivers move, change, and sustain life across the planet with SWOT data.
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A Fault Line in Full Bloom
Plains around the San Andreas Fault and across Carrizo Plain National Monument are awash with yellow as wildflowers bloom.
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NASA Laser Reflecting Instrument Makes GPS Satellite More Accurate
A NASA laser reflecting technology that will aid Global Positioning System (GPS) accuracy is now operational as of March 9. The instrument, known as a laser retroreflector array, or LRA, launched aboard GPS III SV-09, the ninth of U.S. Space…
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A Bit of Gray on an Emerald Isle
Ireland is best known for its many greens, but the striking grays of the island’s Burren region also stand out in satellite images.