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40 Years of Watching Mount St. Helens
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Both before and after the eruption, Landsat satellites were taking regular observations of the area, and their data is being used to study how forests recover from a very large disturbance.
48 Years of Alaska’s Glaciers
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New time-lapse videos of Earth’s glaciers and ice sheets as seen from space–spanning nearly 50 years–are providing scientists with new insights into how the planet’s frozen regions are changing.
60 Years Since Sputnik
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Sixty years ago, Sputnik became the first satellite in space and changed the world forever. Launched by the Soviet Union on Oct. 4, 1957, this shiny orb kick-started the space race, and opened up the heavens for mankind to explore.
700 U.S. Towns in Need of Bolstered Evacuation Preparedness
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Get a bird's-eye view of a California community that in 2020 fell victim to the 370,000-acre LNU Lightning Complex Fire.
88-South Antarctic Traverse: Year Two
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The 470-mile expedition in one of the most barren landscapes on Earth provides the best means of assessment of the accuracy of data collected from space by the Ice Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2).
9 Things About Landsat 9
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In anticipation of the launch of Landsat 9 on Sept. 27, 2021, NASA counts down 9 things about the Landsat mission, the science, the technology and the people who continue its legacy.
A “shark’s eye” view: Witnessing the life of a top predator
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A Celebration of Clouds
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Clouds can be a nuisance when scientists are trying to observe features on Earth's surface. But at other times, clouds are exactly what they want to see. These images highlight some of the more unusual and beautiful...
A Colorful ‘Landing’ on Pluto
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What would it be like to actually land on Pluto? This movie was made from more than 100 images taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft over six weeks of approach and close flyby in the summer of 2015.
A Look Back: 2022’s Temperature Record
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2022 effectively tied for Earth’s 5th warmest year since 1880, and the last nine consecutive years have been the warmest nine on record. NASA looks back at how heat was expressed in different ways around the world in ...
