Earth Science

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
Cryosphere
Earth
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Ice & Glaciers
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
As of July 20, the public can access data from the two powerful radar instruments aboard the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite. Teams in the United States and India will release files processed from the satellite’s L-band and S-band radars on an ongoing basis, helping researchers and other users track the movement of Earth’s […]
Posted July 21, 2026
Earth Science
The reports add to the growing documentation on commercial data’s contributions to Earth science research and applications.
Posted July 9, 2026
Earth Science
Eight commercial data providers received contracts to provide a range of data in support of NASA’s Earth science priorities.
Posted June 23, 2026
Wildland Fire Management
Ames Earth Science Division
Ames Research Center
Ames Research Center's Science Directorate
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Earth Science Technology Office
Langley Research Center
Wildfires
With peak wildfire season approaching, scientists with NASA’s FireSense project have created low-cost thermal sensors to install on fire bulldozers that will alert firefighters when heat from a nearby fire reaches a dangerous level. The sensors also provide researchers with important data on what happens beneath the canopy during a fire.
Posted May 28, 2026
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Landsat
Missions
Science Mission Directorate
The Landsat 10 Spacecraft Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) is available for review via SAM.gov.
Posted May 27, 2026
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite
Earth
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Jason-CS (Continuity of Service) / Sentinel-6
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Sentinel-6B
Sea level data from a satellite launched by NASA and European partners shows that a swell of warm water hundreds of miles wide has arrived in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America, a sign that El Niño will likely emerge later in the year. Because water expands as it warms, a rise […]
Posted May 27, 2026
Earth Science
Learn how to use the Satellite Data Explorer to search, access, and task commercial Earth Observation data.
Posted May 27, 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
Earth Science
The Optical Guidelines document provides standardized, transparent, and repeatable process for assessing the quality of optical data from commercial Earth Observation missions.
Posted May 11, 2026
NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
Earth
Earth Science
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Natural Disasters
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
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