The first images of Earth from Landsat 9 have been released this month, ushering in a new chapter in the longest-running continuous satellite program dedicated to Earth observation. The satellite, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In September 2021, NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS ...

Agriculture places a heavy demand on declining water supplies. Yet each year, over-irrigation wastes huge amounts of water. Farmers in Bangladesh — like so many places around the world — face ...

Spend time in a city in summer and you can feel the urban heat rising from the pavement and radiating from buildings. Cities are generally hotter than surrounding rural areas, but even within cities, ...

The first image collected by Landsat 9, on Oct. 31, 2021, shows remote coastal islands and inlets of the Kimberly region of Western Australia. Landsat 9, a joint mission between NASA and the U.S.

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United Launch Alliance is scheduled to launch an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday, September 27. The rocket will carry NASA's Landsat 9 satellite into orbit. The Landsat ...

LOS ANGELES — The latest in a series of U.S. satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface for decades was launched into orbit from California on Monday to ensure continued ...

Since the launch of its first satellite in 1972, the Landsat mission has collected data on forests, farms, cities, oceans and lakes. Acquiring millions of images over the years, the Landsat program is ...

The Lompoc Mural Society, working with NASA, has spearheaded efforts to create Lompoc’s newest mural, which celebrates the Landsat program and its 50th anniversary. The artwork will adorn a large wall ...

Fifty years ago, humanity gained a powerful new tool to study our home planet. That day, July 23, 1972, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the United States Geological Survey ...