NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)

Description A scientist produced this map of land subsidence (sinking) in Mexico City using data from the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) mission captured between Oct. 25, 2025, and Jan. 17, 2026. The region has been a well-known hot spot of subsidence for decades, and images like this help confirm that NISAR is performing as […]

Posted April 30, 2026

Earth

Earth Science

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Natural Disasters

US-Indian Space Mission Maps Extreme Subsidence in Mexico City

One of the most powerful radar systems ever launched into space has mapped the ground moving beneath one of fastest subsiding capitals in the world: Mexico City.

Posted April 29, 2026

Earth Science

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)

Photojournal

NISAR’s View of Mount Rainier

Description This image captured by U.S.-Indian Earth satellite NISAR on Nov. 10, 2025, shows Washington’s Mount Rainier. The image is cropped from a much larger swath spanning the Pacific Northwest on a cloudy day; NISAR’s L-band SAR instrument is able to peer through the clouds at the surface below. In Pacific Northwest imagery from the […]

Posted March 27, 2026

Earth Science

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)

Photojournal

NISAR Views Mount St. Helens

Description This image captured by U.S.-Indian Earth satellite NISAR on Nov. 10, 2025, shows Washington’s Mount St. Helens. The image is cropped from a much larger swath spanning the Pacific Northwest on a cloudy day; NISAR’s L-band SAR instrument is able to peer through the clouds at the surface below. In Pacific Northwest imagery from […]

Posted March 27, 2026

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)

Earth

Earth Science

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Water on Earth

NASA-ISRO Satellite Captures Pacific Northwest Through Clouds

Seattle and Portland, Oregon, are among the cloudiest cities in the United States. But that infamous cloud cover is no match for the U.S.-Indian Earth satellite NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), which is designed to peer straight through clouds.

Posted March 25, 2026

Earth Observatory

Earthquakes

Ice & Glaciers

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Landslides

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)

Landslide and Avalanche Debris Litter Hubbard Glacier

Satellite-based radar images show where a powerful earthquake in the Yukon, Canada, sent rock, snow, and ice spilling across the frozen landscapes of the St. Elias Mountains.

Posted February 25, 2026

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)

Earth

Earth Science

Earth Science Division

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA-ISRO Radar Mission Peers Through Clouds to See Mississippi River Delta

A new image from the NISAR mission shows off the satellite’s ability to reveal details of Earth’s surfaces. The science team also released new sample data. A U.S.-Indian Earth satellite’s ability to see through clouds, revealing insights and characteristics of our planet’s surface, is on display in a colorful, newly released image showing the Miss

Posted January 29, 2026

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)

Earth Science Division

Goddard Space Flight Center

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA Headquarters

Science Mission Directorate

NASA-ISRO Satellite Sends First Radar Images of Earth’s Surface

The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Earth-observing radar satellite’s first images of our planet’s surface are in, and they offer a glimpse of things to come as the joint mission between NASA and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) approaches full science operations later this year.

Posted September 25, 2025

Earth Day

Earth

General

Landsat

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)

PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem)

Celebrating Earth as Only NASA Can

Lee esta historia en español aquí. From the iconic image of Earthrise taken by Apollo 8 crew, to the famous Pale Blue Dot image of Earth snapped by Voyager I spacecraft, to state-of-the-art observations of our planet by new satellites such as PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem), NASA has given us novel ways to see […]

Posted April 21, 2025

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)

Earth

Earth Science

Earth Science Division

NASA-ISRO Mission Will Map Farmland From Planting to Harvest

Data from the NISAR satellite will be used to map crop growth, track plant health, and monitor soil moisture — offering detailed, timely information for decision making. When it launches this year, the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite will provide a powerful data stream that could help farmers in the U.S. and around the […]

Posted March 12, 2025