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For over 50 years, NASA's Landsat satellites have watched our planet change, and the newest one is capturing sharper images than ever before. Landsat 9 helps map the entire Earth every eight days, spotting everything from wildfires to melting glaciers with stunning clarity.
Alexander Goetz didn't see Landsat satellites as cameras in space. He saw them as precision instruments that could unlock secrets about our planet, and his vision changed remote sensing forever.
For the first time ever, scientists have mapped how all of Earth's glaciers speed up and slow down throughout the year. This breakthrough reveals crucial patterns about how our planet's ice responds to warming temperatures.
A satellite captured stunning underwater plumes created by 7-story waves crashing off Portugal's coast. The same day, local surfer António Laureano rode a record-breaking 101-foot wave.
Off Azerbaijan's coast, explosive mud volcanoes are building islands from the sea floor, creating stunning tadpole-shaped landforms that NASA satellites captured in stunning detail. Scientists are studying these rare formations to better understand Earth's geologic wonders.
A solar installation stretching 250 miles across China's Kubuqi Desert has grown so large that satellites can track its expansion from orbit. One section is shaped like a galloping horse the size of a small city and holds a world record.
Despite having farms 187 times smaller than America's average, Taiwan produces $18 billion in crops annually on an island where only one-quarter of the land can grow food. Satellite images reveal how innovative farmers turn limited space into an agricultural powerhouse.
Millions of bright yellow wildflowers transformed California's Carrizo Plain into a stunning natural spectacle visible from satellites orbiting Earth. Perfect timing of rain and sunshine created one of the most dramatic flower displays in years.
For the first time ever, a powerful AI foundation model is processing Earth observation data directly from orbit, unlocking faster insights about floods, fires, and natural disasters. NASA's open-source Prithvi model just made history aboard the International Space Station.
Scientists discovered that solar panels in China's arid regions create cooling zones up to 540 meters wide, dropping temperatures by over 3°C and boosting vegetation growth. This surprising side effect could help green the world's driest landscapes while generating clean energy.