US-India Satellite Delivers Data, Reveals ‘Hummingbird’ in Antarctica
US-India Satellite Delivers Data, Reveals ‘Hummingbird’ in Antarctica

As of July 20, the public can access data from the two powerful radar instruments aboard the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite. Teams in the United States and India will release files processed from the satellite’s L-band and S-band radars on an ongoing basis, helping researchers and other users track the movement of Earth’s […]

Principal Investigator and Quality Assessment Reports Evaluate Umbra Synthetic Aperture Radar Data
Principal Investigator and Quality Assessment Reports Evaluate Umbra Synthetic Aperture Radar Data

The reports add to the growing documentation on commercial data’s contributions to Earth science research and applications.

CSDA Selects Eight Commercial Satellite Data Providers for On-Ramp 2 Contract Awards
CSDA Selects Eight Commercial Satellite Data Providers for On-Ramp 2 Contract Awards

Eight commercial data providers received contracts to provide a range of data in support of NASA’s Earth science priorities.

NASA, USGS Scientists Go Rock Hounding in California’s High Desert
NASA, USGS Scientists Go Rock Hounding in California’s High Desert

Equipped with rock picks and hand lenses, a team of geoscientists deployed to the Mojave Desert recently to investigate a tantalizing “fingerprint” detected by a NASA sensor. Their target: a cache of topaz hiding in plain sight. The geologists weren’t searching for gem-grade treasure. Rather, the presence of topaz could hint at a more valuable […]

NASA, NOAA to Hold Joint Session at 23rd Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems
NASA, NOAA to Hold Joint Session at 23rd Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

Abstracts are now being accepted for the session, which will take place at the 2027 AMS Annual Meeting.

NASA Develops Sensor to Improve Firefighter Safety
NASA Develops Sensor to Improve Firefighter Safety

With peak wildfire season approaching, scientists with NASA’s FireSense project have created low-cost thermal sensors to install on fire bulldozers that will alert firefighters when heat from a nearby fire reaches a dangerous level. The sensors also provide researchers with important data on what happens beneath the canopy during a fire. In April, researchers and […]

NASA-European Sea Level Mission Homes in on El Niño
NASA-European Sea Level Mission Homes in on El Niño

Sea level data from a satellite launched by NASA and European partners shows that a swell of warm water hundreds of miles wide has arrived in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America, a sign that El Niño will likely emerge later in the year. Because water expands as it warms, a rise […]

Webinar 6/17: Discover, Access, and Task Commercial Data with NASA’s Satellite Data Explorer
Webinar 6/17: Discover, Access, and Task Commercial Data with NASA’s Satellite Data Explorer

Learn how to use the Satellite Data Explorer to search, access, and task commercial Earth Observation data.

NASA-developed AI Could Help Track Harmful Algae
NASA-developed AI Could Help Track Harmful Algae

NASA scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool to take on a longstanding challenge in ocean waters. In a study recently published in AGU Earth and Space Science, researchers reported the tool was able to fuse data from multiple satellites and detect harmful algal blooms that occurred in western Florida and Southern California. Severe blooms […]