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Recent maneuvers by NASA in February 2020 and March 2021 signal the eventual retirement of the agency's Terra and Aqua satellites, paving the way for the VIIRS instruments of the Joint Polar Satellite System to take the lead in providing critical Earth system observations.
Published Apr 6, 2022 10:08 AM
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After more than 20 years in space, the five instruments aboard NASA’s Terra satellite continue their singular achievement of compiling a climate data record of Earth.
Published Jan 22, 2020 09:49 AM
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NASA’s Land, Atmosphere Near Real-time Capability for EOS, better known as LANCE, is 10 years old. Here’s a look at 10 LANCE milestones over the past decade.
Published Oct 30, 2019 01:15 PM
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Since 1999, NASA’s Terra Earth observing satellite has completed more than 100,000 orbits. The instrument data from this workhorse satellite has resulted in one of the longest continuous data records of our planet ever recorded from space.
Published Oct 5, 2018 02:05 PM
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Researchers peer deep into tropical forests, weighing their status as climate balancers.
Published Jan 25, 2010 03:06 PM
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Researchers study the aftermath of the collapse of an Antarctic ice shelf to find out what might happen next.
Published Feb 13, 2007 01:53 PM
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Lakes hidden under the Antarctic ice sheet may play a role in its stability.
Published Feb 6, 2009 02:48 PM
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NASA’s Terra mission soon will shift to Phase F: decommissioning. Here's what this means for the future of this groundbreaking satellite.
Published Apr 19, 2022 09:21 PM
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Researchers investigate how much wildfires contribute to pollution, and how far this pollution can travel.
Published Feb 13, 2006 02:37 PM
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Scientists have determined that Arctic sea ice is on the decline, leading to questions about future climate.
Published Feb 13, 2006 02:33 PM
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