The flagship of NASA’s modern Earth-observing satellite fleet launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on December 18, 1999.
Published Dec 21, 1999
Across two decades, the Terra satellite has been a great leap for Earth system science, observing how different spheres fit together as a whole.
Published Dec 18, 2019Image of the Day Atmosphere Heat Land Drought Fires Remote Sensing
NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite soars into space aboard a Delta II rocket, tasked with improving weather forecasts and continuing long-term climate records.
Published Oct 29, 2011
Sixteen operating satellites monitor Earth. Four more are scheduled to launch in 2014.
Published Jul 5, 2013
LDCM extends an unprecedented four-decade record of global land observations.
Published Feb 12, 2013
Looking back from its orbit around Mercury, MESSENGER captured this view of Earth and the Moon on May 6, 2010.
Published Sep 9, 2010
A spacecraft looked homeward while making its way to the asteroid Bennu.
Published Nov 22, 2018
By launching from the east coast of Florida, NASA took advantage of both geography and physics.
Published Jul 16, 2009
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