Water on Earth

Earth Science
Earth
Earth Surface & Interior
General
GRACE (Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment)
GRACE-FO (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-on)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
LAGEOS (LAser GEOdynamics Satellite)
Oceans
Water on Earth
Seasonal changes redistribute enough water around Earth to shift the planet’s center of mass back and forth by fractions of an inch relative to its geometric center. NASA scientists are on the case, tracking the oscillations because Earth’s center of mass is a crucial reference point for satellite navigation and elevation measurements.
Posted September 16, 2026
Jason-CS (Continuity of Service) / Sentinel-6
Earth Science Division
Earth's Atmosphere
Extreme Weather Events
Hurricanes & Typhoons
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Natural Disasters
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite
Sentinel-6B
Water on Earth
Weather and Atmospheric Dynamics
Last November, NASA and its European partners launched the Sentinel-6B satellite to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure, and benefit commercial industries, including shipping. The satellite now is flying 30 seconds behind its predecessor, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich.
Posted September 9, 2026
Droughts
Earth
Earth's Atmosphere
Goddard Space Flight Center
Water on Earth
NASA Earth science data is supporting machine-learning forecasts that inform decisions about water, power, and public safety in Washington state.
Posted August 20, 2026
Earth
Water on Earth
Twice each day, tides ebb and flow through a maze of sandy channels, mudflats, and mangrove forests that flank the 88 islands and islets of Guinea-Bissau’s Bijagós Archipelago (Arquipélago dos Bijagós in Portuguese). Seen from above in this image from Nov.
Posted August 3, 2026
Droughts
Earth Observatory
Surface Water
Water on Earth
Drought and water releases drained the Arizona reservoir to levels that have led to widespread fish deaths.
Posted June 17, 2026
Earth Science
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Earth
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Water Blooms
Water on Earth
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.
Posted May 20, 2026
NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
Earth
Earth Science
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Water on Earth
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
Surface Water
SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography)
Water on Earth
Explore how rivers move, change, and sustain life across the planet with SWOT data.
Posted March 23, 2026
Astrobiology
Earth Observatory
Ice & Glaciers
Landsat 9
Planetary Analogs
Surface Water
Water on Earth
Lake Unter-See in Antarctica, sealed beneath thick ice, contains unusually high levels of dissolved oxygen and cone-shaped microbial reefs resembling some of Earth’s oldest fossils.
Posted March 11, 2026
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
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