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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...
The Geocenter of the Earth Is Changing (And Why That Matters)
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At the foundation of virtually all airborne, space-based and ground-based Earth observations is the TRF, or Terrestrial Reference Frame.
NASA and Agriculture: From Seeds to Satellites
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NASA satellites, data, missions and programs have been put to use for decades to strengthen food security, track droughts and flooding, determine plant and soil health, and otherwise support agriculture decision maki...
Earth from Space: Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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This week's edition of the Earth from Space program features a Copernicus Sentinel-2 image of Tenerife, the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands.
Tom Zelibor State of Space 2022 Abbreviated Remarks
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In an annual State of Space 2022 commentary and video, Thomas Zelibor, CEO of Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, speaks to business and government lead...
Earth from Space: Lesotho
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In this week's edition of the Earth from Space program, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over northwest Lesotho, a small, land-locked country surrounded entirely by South Africa. Credit: ESA - European S...
European Space Agency (ESA) 2022 Preview
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As always, a new year brings new and exciting missions and launches for ESA. In science the world looks forward to the first image releases of the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope and the third data relea...
NASA 2022: The Future is Now
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Receiving the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, sending the first uncrewed Artemis mission around the Moon and back to Earth, sending NASA science and technology to the surface of the Moon on three mi...
Earth from Space: Fairbanks, Alaska
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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over the city of Fairbanks in Alaska and its surroundings, in this edition of the Earth from Space program.
Copernicus Sentinel-6 In Action
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The Copernicus Sentinel-6 Poseidon-4 dual-frequency (C- and Ku-band) radar altimeter uses an innovative interleaved mode that has improved performance compared to previous satellite altimeter designs. The Sentinel...
