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Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Landsat 9
Surrounded by wetlands, Manitoba’s northernmost farmland near The Pas turns from green to brown over the 2026 growing season.
Posted October 1, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Vegetation
Carpets of wildflowers burst from arid, ochre-colored land in Western Australia following winter rains.
Posted September 23, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
Volcanoes
A powerful eruption from the Indonesian volcano lofted ash into the atmosphere, disrupting thousands of flights and degrading air quality.
Posted September 9, 2026
Clouds
Earth Observatory
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Landsat 9
Volcanoes
With austral winter nearing its end, clouds cleared for a satellite view of volcanic activity in the remote South Atlantic.
Posted September 7, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 4
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Landsat 9
Sea Ice
Wildlife
Experts are analyzing decades of images from Landsat satellites for clues about how the iconic birds have responded to sea ice disruptions in the past.
Posted August 26, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Landsat 9
Sun-Earth Interactions
Western Iceland and northern Spain are among the few Northern Hemisphere locations experiencing a total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026.
Posted August 12, 2026
Earth Observatory
Human Dimensions
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Utah’s new solar power and battery storage facility is among the largest in the region.
Posted July 24, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Surface Water
Orange streams are now being spotted in hundreds of watersheds in permafrost areas throughout Alaska’s Brooks Range.
Posted July 13, 2026
Earth Observatory
Land Cover
Land Use
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Marshy, sandy terrain and an impassable inlet helped colonial forces repel British forces during a pivotal battle on the barrier island near Charleston, South Carolina, on June 28, 1776.
Posted June 26, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Topography
The Nebraska Sandhills—the largest system of sand dunes in the Western Hemisphere—stretch across about one-quarter of the state.
Posted June 16, 2026
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