Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)

Apollo
Earth Observatory
Human Dimensions
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Surface Water
Water on Earth
A NASA luminary from the Apollo era grew up in Wales near Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Posted March 5, 2026
Earth Observatory
Land Cover
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Surface Water
Oklahoma’s Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge attracts rare and diverse species—and enthusiasts looking for a distinct type of crystallized gypsum.
Posted March 4, 2026
Earth Observatory
Earth Surface & Interior
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
Planetary Analogs
Volcanoes
The hill-shaped features are a sign of explosive volcanic activity—a rarity on the Red Planet.
Posted March 2, 2026
Earth Observatory
Extreme Weather Events
Floods
Hurricanes & Typhoons
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Widespread flooding affected tens of thousands of people after cyclones Fytia and Gezani drenched the island.
Posted February 18, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Snow
Cortina d’Ampezzo, flanked by steep-sided mountain peaks, is the site of several skiing and sliding events in the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Posted February 12, 2026
Earth Observatory
Human Dimensions
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Landsat 9
About 2,900 Olympic athletes have converged on northern Italy to sort out who is the GOAT—or perhaps the stoat.
Posted February 5, 2026
Cryosphere
Earth Observatory
Extreme Temperatures
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Surface Water
Ice in the Hudson River hugged the shore of Manhattan amid a deep freeze.
Posted February 4, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Landsat 9
Sea Ice
Icebreakers play a critical role in delivering supplies to America’s largest research base in Antarctica.
Posted February 3, 2026
Earth Observatory
Land Cover
Land Use
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Landsat 9
Snow
Uncategorized
Vegetation
From autumn color to a winter-white finish, forested areas around Blacksburg trade foliage for snow over the span of two months.
Posted February 2, 2026
Climate Change
Earth
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Goddard Space Flight Center
Human Dimensions
Landsat
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
As any urban dweller who has lived through a heat wave knows, a shady tree can make all the difference. But what happens when there’s no shade available? A recent study in Nature Communications used NASA satellite data to identify a major gap in global resilience to climate change: cities in the Global South have […]
Posted November 26, 2024
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