Earth Science

NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program Releases Archived and Tasked Multispectral Data from Satellogic

“The mission of the CSDA Program is to identify, evaluate, and acquire data from commercial sources that support NASA’s Earth science research and application goals,” said CSDA Project Manager Dana Ostrenga.

Posted January 30, 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

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Earth Science

Human Dimensions

Life at NASA

Oceans

What We Do

How NASA Is Homing in From Space on Ocean Debris

Space-based technology could help track plastic and other flotsam by its ‘fingerprints.’ In late 2025, scientists reported that, for the first time, they were able to detect concentrations of plastic pollution on land using NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) sensor aboard the International Space Station.

Posted January 26, 2026

Earth Science

Earth Science Division

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Science Activation

Students Across New England Contribute to Climate Science Through NASA’s GLOBE Green Down

In fall 2025, more than 50 educators and over 1,500 young people across Maine and New Hampshire participated in NASA’s Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Green Down, a citizen science (also known as participatory science or community science) initiative that engages students and volunteers in tracking seasonal change

Posted January 21, 2026

Earth Science

The Earth Observer: Offering Perspectives from Space through Time

An Intertwined History: The Earth Observer and EOS The Earth Observer, a newsletter issued for nearly 37 years, will release its last online content at the close of 2025. This newsletter evolved in parallel with NASA’s Earth Observing System (EOS). It is almost impossible to speak of this newsletter without mentioning EOS.

Posted December 30, 2025

Earth Science

Terra: The End of An Era

Introduction Launched into the night sky more than 26 years ago, on Dec.

Posted December 30, 2025

Earth Science

The Final Earth Observer Editor’s Corner: October–December 2025

It is with a heavy heart that I announce that NASA Earth Science Communications has directed The Earth Observer to conduct an orderly shutdown of the publication. No new content will be published after Dec. 31, 2025. While the sunset of The Earth Observer is bittersweet for our team, the good news is that all […]

Posted December 30, 2025

Earth Science

The State of CERES: Updates and Highlights

Introduction The Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) was initially designed in the late-1980s and early-1990s as a facility instrument for NASA’s Earth Observing System (EOS). Since its inception, NASA’s Langley Research Center (LaRC) has led this effort.

Posted December 30, 2025

Earth Science

OPERA: Addressing Societal Needs with Satellite Data

Introduction The Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) project represents a strategic initiative designed to address critical satellite data needs identified by federal agencies.

Posted December 23, 2025

Earth Science

Sentinels in the Sky: 50 Years of GOES Satellite Observations

the development and evolution of NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) has been a major achievement for weather forecasting. For 50 years, GOES have kept a constant vigil over the Western Hemisphere and monitored the Sun and the near-Earth environment.

Posted December 22, 2025