NASA transferred ownership and operational control on Thursday of the Landsat 9 satellite to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in a ceremony in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Landsat 9 is the most recent ...

the 2001 and 2002 William T. Pecora award, a prestigious federal award given to individuals and groups for contributions in remote sensing at a ceremony in Denver, Colorado. The 2001 award winners ...

A recent study reveals that NASA's PACE satellite, equipped with the Ocean Color Instrument (OCI), can accurately measure aerosol layer height (ALH) over ocean surfaces. This ability is critical for ...

NASA is preparing to launch on the SpaceX Transporter-14 mission its Arcstone cubesat, a 6U satellite that will attempt to use the Moon’s light as a calibration source to increase the accuracy of ...

NASA is looking for ways to keep three aging Earth observation satellites in operation as their power supplies dwindle. Terra, Aqua and Aura were launched between 1999 and 2004. They have run out of ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Satellite data has enabled researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to develop a new way to measure ocean depth.

NASA’s proposed Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer, or EDGE, is still several years away from launch but it is already worth ...

SpaceX has received a $112.7 million firm-fixed-price contract from NASA to provide launch services for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s JPSS-4 mission. NASA said Monday the ...

The oil slick creeping toward Iran's Hara wetlands shows why remote sensing is no longer optional in conflict zones As the ...