A satellite image captured by Landsat 8 on June 1, 2013, shows Philadelphia still framed by green, more than three centuries ...

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A 2020 satellite photo shows off the ethereal beauty of submerged sandbanks and seagrass beds in the Great Bahama Bank. This massive underwater structure is as old as the dinosaurs and has been ...

On a warm July day in 1972, NASA launched a new Earth-imaging satellite called the Earth Resources Technology Satellite. "ERTS" was the first satellite of what later became NASA and the U.S.

Landsat 5 has secured a new world record title for being the longest-operating Earth observation satellite after almost three decades in orbit. Guinness World Records sent an email confirmation to ...

WASHINGTON — In a move that has longtime Landsat watchers wondering whether history is about to repeat itself, NASA is once again considering cheaper ways to maintain the program’s decade-spanning ...

As a former NASA Earth scientist, I keep a close eye on space-related activities of all types. In recent months, there has been quite the media buzz about space tourists being lofted into space (or ...

NASA has introduced 'Your Name in Landsat,' a free online tool allowing users to spell out words with satellite images of Earth's landscapes, timed to Earth Day celebrations. The interactive ...

RIT researchers have been a partner with Landsat projects for decades, and a group is now helping the program prepare for its next iteration with Landsat Next. Landsat is a NASA/USGS program that ...

For decades, Landsat satellites have documented the desiccation of the Aral Sea in Central Asia. Once one of the largest seas in the world, it shrunk to a tenth of its original volume after Russia ...

WASHINGTON — Building a successor to Landsat 8, the latest in a long-running series of medium-resolution Earth observing satellites, will cost more than the $650 million target Congress asked NASA to ...