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Earth’s Iconic Waves, Observed by Landsat
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The broad perspective from satellites shows the landscapes and seascapes surrounding some of the world's tallest, longest, fastest, and heaviest waves.
Listening to the Amazon: Tracking Deforestation Through Sound
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From space, parts of the Amazon rainforest that have previously been logged or burned may look lush and green, like a place buzzing with activity and full of sounds. But inside the rainforest, the animal life may tell...
EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation) Gets Installed on International Space Station
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This time-lapse video shows the Candarm2 robotic arm of the International Space Station maneuvering NASA’s EMIT mission onto the exterior of the station. Extraction from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft began around 5:15 ...
NASA Tracks COVID-19’s Atmospheric Fingerprint
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The COVID-19-related lockdowns granted scientists an unexpected and detailed glimpse as to how human activities impact atmospheric composition. Two recent studies, one focusing on nitrogen oxide and the other examinin...
Earth from Space: Glacier Bay, Alaska
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In this week's edition of the Earth from Space program, we explore part of the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska, with Copernicus Sentinel-2.
Gulf of Maine’s Phytoplankton Productivity Down 65%
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The Gulf of Maine is growing increasingly warm and salty, due to ocean currents pushing warm water into the gulf from the Northwest Atlantic, according to a new NASA-funded study. These temperature and salinity c...
Swarm Reveals Magnetic Waves Across Earth’s Outer Core
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Using information from ESA’s Swarm satellite mission, scientists have discovered a completely new type of magnetic wave that sweeps across the outermost part of Earth’s outer core every seven years. This fascinating ...
What Is NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT)? (Mission Overview)
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Soon to be operating from the International Space Station, NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission will comprehensively measure the mineral composition of Earth’s mineral dust source reg...
Earth from Space: Scandinavian Peninsula
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This week's edition of the Earth from Space program features an impressive shot of the almost cloud-free Scandinavian Peninsula captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission.
Meet GEDI! The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation Sensor Aboard the ISS
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The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) is a full-waveform lidar instrument that produces detailed observations of the three-dimensional structure of the Earth’s surface. GEDI precisely measures forest can...
