by Ben | Apr 17, 2024 | NASA
The research teams who help sustain the largest freshwater reserve in the world are developing a new tool to promote more resilient farming systems in Brazil. The goal is to help farmers better handle changes in the water cycle, deal with droughts, and adapt to a...
by Ben | Nov 9, 2023 | NASA, Press Releases
In September 2023, NASA aircraft began supporting an effort to find and map critical mineral deposits in Western regions of the U.S. Identifying these minerals – often used in everyday products like laptops and cell phones – could help improve environmental processes...
by Ben | Sep 30, 2022 | NASA, Press Releases
NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will map portions of the southwest United States for critical minerals using advanced airborne imaging. Hyperspectral data from hundreds of wavelengths of reflected light can provide new information about Earth’s surface and...
by Ben | Aug 15, 2022 | NASA, Press Releases
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 in the Landsat series of remote-sensing satellites, which provide...
by Ben | Nov 7, 2021 | NASA, Press Releases
Landsat 9, a joint mission between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that launched Sept. 27, 2021, has collected its first light images of Earth. The images, all acquired Oct. 31, are available online. They provide a preview of how the mission will help...