Channeling Earth: Rivers Seen From Space
<< previous image | next image >> Rivers connect Earth’s mountains and lakes to its oceans, creating lifelines that provide water, food, transportation and recreation along the way. Some...
View Article30-Year Time-Lapse: Mount St. Helens Recovery From Space
The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980 has a special place in the evolution of our scientific understanding of volcanoes. Though it won’t go down in the record books as the biggest, longest...
View ArticleChange in Mexican Irrigation Can Be Seen From Space
This area of Mexico recently underwent a change in agricultural practices that has had an impact on the region so great that it can be seen from space. These images, taken by the Landsat satellite in...
View ArticleLandsat’s Most Historically Significant Images of Earth From Space
The 40-year archive of the Landsat satellite program is the most extensive, longest-running record of Earth observations from space. This incredibly valuable resource has yielded important discoveries,...
View ArticleGroovy 1973 Archival Film Celebrates Landsat Satellite Launch
In honor of its 40th anniversary, take a look back at the launch of the first Landsat satellite in this archival NASA video from 1973.
View ArticleEarth as Art: 5 Most Popular Landsat Satellite Images
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Landsat satellite program, the public was given the difficult task of choosing the best of the more than 120 images in the Earth as Art collection. The top five...
View Article40 Years of Massive City Growth as Seen From Space
Cities across the globe have seen unprecedented growth in recent decades, but the true extent of the expansion of some urban centers can only be truly appreciated from above. Way above. In celebration...
View ArticleWatch the American Landscape Change as Seen From Space
To celebrate the launch of the first Landsat satellite on July 23, 1972, the USGS and NASA asked the public to nominate landscapes that have undergone a lot of environmental change for a closer look....
View Article29 Years of Beautiful, Inspiring and Important Images of Earth from Space
The longest-operating Earth observing satellite is ending its mission after nearly 29 years, more than 150,000 orbits and 2.5 million images. Landsat 5 outlived its planned 3-year operation almost 10...
View ArticleFate of Historic Landsat Mission Hinges on Upcoming Launch
On Feb. 11, our last hope to rescue the longest continuous dataset of Earth observations from a premature death will be launched into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Landsat 8...
View ArticleWatch Live: Historic Landsat Earth-Observing Satellite Launch
At 10:01 PT, a team of scientists and engineers will hold their breath as the newest Landsat satellite is launched into space aboard an Atlas V rocket. Landsat 8 carries one of the most sophisticated...
View ArticleFavorite Images From Landsat’s Amazing 40-Year Record of Earth From Space
As the brand new Landsat 8 satellite hits orbit today, extending the record-breaking lifespan of the Landsat Earth-observation mission, we're looking back at some of our favorites among the millions of...
View ArticleWhat It’s Like to Be the New Landsat Earth-Observing Satellite
Come fly with the new Landsat satellite as it records images over a 9,000-kilometer swath of Earth, and zoom in on any point along the way with a Gigapan version of the trip.
View ArticleIn Memoriam: The Space Robots We Lost This Year
At the end of every year, news sites publish memorials for all the important people the world has lost. But nobody ever mentions the space robots.
View ArticleThe Best Earth Pics From the Newest Landsat Satellite
Launched a year ago on Feb. 11, the Landsat 8 satellite has been capturing incredible images of Earth. Here are some of our favorites from the satellite's first year in orbit.
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