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The Landsat program does more than just collect data. It helps write Earth's story.
Since 1972, Landsat satellites have systematically documented our planet's changing surface, from shifting agricultural patterns and urban expansion to forest loss and coastal erosion. This continuous record provides scientists with invaluable data to understand long-term environmental change.
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Above-normal precipitation has swollen rivers and damaged infrastructure statewide.
The circular geologic feature in northwestern Africa can be hard to recognize from the ground, but it is obvious when…
Dr. Alex Goetz, who passed away in 2025, was a member of the Landsat 7 Science Team and a key…
Antarctic Iceberg A-23A’s journey ends in fragmentation in the South Atlantic Ocean, after a 40-year lifespan documented by satellites.
An early autumn storm left higher elevations in southern Argentina with a fresh and fleeting coat of white.
A massive, old caldera and more recently formed craters shape the landscape in the eastern Sierra Nevada.
Scientists pioneered a new system that combines data from multiple Earth-observing satellites to identify forest clearing up to 100 days…
The February 2026 eruption at Piton de la Fournaise has lasted longer and produced a larger volume of lava than…
In two recent studies, researchers used Landsat data to fill key gaps in our knowledge of reservoir structure and dynamics.
A network of meltwater lakes and drainage channels made an Antarctic ice shelf known for its blue ice areas even…
The activity of herring around Vancouver Island in British Columbia brightened coastal waters enough to be detectable from space.
Back-to-back subtropical cyclones in March fueled destructive flash flooding on several of the Hawaiian Islands.
