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The bigger the hailstone, the more damage it can cause. But scientists find that predicting hailstone size can be challenging. How quickly does hail melt as it falls?
Posted March 17, 2026
Earth
Earth Observatory
Earth Science
Earth Surface & Interior
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Life on Earth
Topography
Vegetation
Ireland is best known for its many greens, but the striking grays of the island’s Burren region also stand out in satellite images.
Posted March 17, 2026
Earth Science
Uncategorized
Join us March 25 at 2:00 p.m. EDT to learn more about the data offered by CSDA program vendor Satellogic.
Posted March 10, 2026
Earth
Earth Science
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography)
Water on Earth
In a first, a space mission led by NASA and France has tracked Earth’s rivers swelling and shrinking from month to month over the course of a year and found significantly less of a swing than previous model-based estimates. A record drought in the Amazon likely influenced the tally made by the Surface Water and […]
Posted March 4, 2026
Earth Science
“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
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
Earth
Earth Science
Human Dimensions
Life at NASA
Oceans
What We Do
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
Grades 5 - 8 for Educators
Grades 9-12 for Educators
Grades K - 4 for Educators
Science Activation
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
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
Introduction Launched into the night sky more than 26 years ago, on Dec.
Posted December 30, 2025
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