Meet the scientists and engineers advancing our understanding of Earth. The Landsat program represents decades of collaborative innovation, bringing together researchers, engineers, data scientists, and technical specialists who continuously push the boundaries of satellite remote sensing technology and Earth system science. People of Landsat Jim Tucker Landsat Science Pioneer in GlobalContinue Reading
Understand Landsat through the stories of those who know it best. Hear from experts in precision agriculture, wildfire assessment, forest inventory, and water quality monitoring about how they integrate decades of Landsat data into their daily operations. Users share their methods, discuss analyses, and explain how consistent satellite observations enhanceContinue Reading
Methane emissions continue to climb despite a pledge by countries to curb climate pollution. By Phil McKenna Despite the efforts of more than half of all countries worldwide to curb a key climate super-pollutant, a report released this week by the United Nations Environment Programme at the U.N. climate summitContinue Reading
A pavilion caught on fire during negotiations at the COP30 global climate summit in Belém, Brazil, on Thursday. It is the latest in a series of mishaps for the annual conference this year.Continue Reading
2 min read Catch a Comet Using Early Data from the Vera Rubin Observatory A new grant to the Spiral Graph team will enable citizen science research on spiral galaxies. NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Join the Rubin Comet Catchers project, and help scientistsContinue Reading
Latest News 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 understandContinue Reading
llustration of BioSentinel’s spacecraft flying past the Moon. NASA/Daniel Rutter Editor’s Note: This article was updated Nov. 21, 2025 shortly after BioSentinel’s mission marked three years of operation in deep space . Astronauts live in a pretty extreme environment aboard the International Space Station. Orbiting about 250 miles above the Earth inContinue Reading
8 Min Read 25 Years of Scientific Discovery Aboard International Space Station November marks 25 years of human presence aboard the International Space Station, a testament to international collaboration and human ingenuity. Since the first crew arrived on Nov. 2, 2000, NASA and its partners have conducted thousands of researchContinue Reading
Wildfires Communities use Landsat data to intervene before, during, and after a wildfire to protect their land and maintain healthy forest ecosystems. Landsat’s Role in Managing Wildland Fires Worldwide, fire plays a critical role in maintaining healthy forests, but fire can also be damaging. Homes are destroyed and the effectsContinue Reading
Did you know that food companies routinely make bacon look pinker and more wholesome by adding a chemical — nitrates — that increases cancer risk? In a similar way, the global agribusiness industry pays advertising and public relations agencies to mask its role as a major emitter of planet-heating greenhouse gasesContinue Reading
For the first time in history, the U.S. isn’t at the annual world climate conference called COP30. But some countries say they’re OK with that. Countries including China and Brazil are stepping up.Continue Reading
This story was co-published with Intercept Brasil. Public relations giant Edelman lobbied the Brazilian hosts of the COP30 climate summit to choose one of its oil and gas clients to help power the conference, even as it was gearing up to serve as an adviser at the talks aimed atContinue Reading
With the clock running down at the COP30 climate talks, the Brazilian hosts are working hand-in-hand with industry groups to secure backing for biofuels in the final text – despite fears that scaling production will drive deforestation and violate Indigenous rights. National delegations are at loggerheads over a proposal toContinue Reading