Tropical Cyclone 12S over Madagascar
Tropical Cyclone 12S over Madagascar
Tropical Cyclone 12S (Giovanna (12S) over Madagascar, pictured on Feb. 13, 2012, from Terra/MODIS. Visit LANCE for more near-real time data products from EOSDIS.
CERES First Light satellite image
'First Light' Taken by NASA's Newest CERES Instrument
The doors are open on NASA's Suomi NPP satellite and the newest version of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instrument is scanning Earth for the first time, helping to assure continued availability of measurements of the energy leaving the Earth-atmosphere system.
High-rate Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, such as the one in the foreground, can help scientists detect the amount of moisture in the soil, which improves weather and flood forecasting.
Looking for Mud
Scientists stumble on a weird way to measure the moisture in soil.
A man stands in the middle of the Karakoram Highway during a rockslide.
Waiting for Gojal
Scientists and satellites hold vigil on a newborn lake in Pakistan.
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