Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On Monday NASA launched Landsat 9, the newest in a series of Earth ...

Editor's note: On Sept. 15, NASA and the United Launch Alliance announced that they would further delay the launch of Landsat 9 to no earlier than Sept. 27. The delay accounts for high wind forecasts ...

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 ...

As a former NASA Earth scientist, I keep a close eye on space-related activities of all types. In recent months, there has been quite the media buzz about space tourists being lofted into space (or ...

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the Landsat 9 satellite, a joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mission that will continue the legacy of ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KIAH) – NASA‘S mission to continue studying Earth from outer space continues today, with the launch of the Landsat 9 satellite, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. On ...

RIT researchers have been a partner with Landsat projects for decades, and a group is now helping the program prepare for its next iteration with Landsat Next. Landsat is a NASA/USGS program that ...

GREENBELT, Md. -- A new NASA satellite instrument that makes a quantum leap forward in detector technology has arrived at Orbital Sciences Corp. in Gilbert, Ariz. There it will be integrated into the ...

NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft was successfully placed in orbit earlier this week. The mission marks the continuation of the 40-year Landsat Earth-observation program, which ...

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NASA's Landsat 9, the most powerful satellite to observe the Earth, is launching into orbit on Sept. 27 atop ULA's Atlas V Rocket after it faced a delay due to liquid nitrogen shortage. ANDENBERG AIR ...