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Global surface mass anomalies observed by the GRACE/GRACE-FO satellites (for the month of May 2025 relative to the 2005-2010 gravity field).

NASA Satellite Data Show Decrease in Colorado River Basin Aquifers

Researchers used data from the GRACE/GRACE-FO platform to estimate that the region has lost a combined 34 cubic kilometers of groundwater since 2002.

Feature Article

Dec. 5, 2025

Monthly Average Daily TCWV from AIRS for July 2025

Water Vapor Data Helps Meteorologists Predict Whether a Storm Will Strengthen or Weaken

NASA's AIRS instrument provides information about precipitable water vapor, a key variable in determining the potential strength of hurricanes and tropical cyclones.

Blog

Sept. 30, 2025

Typhoon Ragasa

Image captured September 24, 2025, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-21 platform.

Worldview Image of the Week

Sept. 25, 2025

A piece of a larger IceBridge Digital Mapping Sensor (DMS) Level 3 Ames Stereo Pipeline Orthorectified Image.

Earth Science Data Roundup: September 2025

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in August 2025.

News

Sept. 4, 2025

Hurricane Milton total surface precipitation

New Tutorial: Use Giovanni and Panoply to Create Line Plot Cross-Sections of Earth Science Data

Giovanni and Panoply are dynamic data tools that enable users to create a plot of data values in a data map and produce related visualizations.

News

Aug. 19, 2025

A part of a larger screen capture from the OpenAltimetry user interface showing ICESat orbit tracks (lines) and data acquisition points (dots).

Earth Science Data Roundup: August 2025

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in July 2025.

News

Aug. 13, 2025

TROPOMI aerosol index data over the United States

TROPOMI Near Real-Time Products Support the Air Quality and Operations Communities

Near real-time products available through LANCE provide crucial details about aerosol properties and atmospheric composition.

Blog

July 31, 2025

This image is a portion of a larger image showing sulphur dioxide data from the OMI instrument aboard NASA's Aura satellite.

Earth Science Data Roundup: July 2025

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in June 2025.

News

July 18, 2025

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NASA Satellite Data Show Decrease in Colorado River Basin Aquifers

Water Vapor Data Helps Meteorologists Predict Whether a Storm Will Strengthen or Weaken

Typhoon Ragasa

Earth Science Data Roundup: September 2025

New Tutorial: Use Giovanni and Panoply to Create Line Plot Cross-Sections of Earth Science Data

Earth Science Data Roundup: August 2025

TROPOMI Near Real-Time Products Support the Air Quality and Operations Communities

Earth Science Data Roundup: July 2025

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