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a map of nitrogen dioxide plumes across North America

What a Difference an Hour Makes

TEMPO's hourly scans of North America are revolutionizing air quality monitoring across the continent.

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Nov. 9, 2026

True-color corrected reflectance image of fires burning across Washington, Oregon and British Columbia on 5 August 2026 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite.

Wildland Fires Burn Across Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia

Aerosol particles, formaldehyde, and NOx emissions show up prominently in satellite data.

Worldview Image of the Week

Aug. 7, 2026

True-color corrected reflectance image of smoke emanating from wildfires in Georgia, USA on 21 April 2026 from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 satellite.

Wildland Fires in Georgia

The VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-21 platform captured this image on April 21, 2026.

Worldview Image of the Week

April 24, 2026

This map of North America shows the ocean colored blue and land in shades of green. Hundreds of green dots are plotted across the land to show the locations of air quality sensors.

High Value Air Quality Data From Inexpensive Sensors

NASA has a new dataset built from ground-based sensor packages that cost less than $1,000. The data have potential for validating satellite measurements and providing local details for pollution studies.

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March 18, 2026

This graphic shows Earth on a blue background. Overlayed across the image and arranged in a circle are seven various graphics of computers, people, and technology representing the use of data.

Working With Non-Cloud-Optimized Data Just Got Easier

NASA Openscapes and earthaccess collaborated to add capability to VirtualiZarr, the DMR++ parser, and Python libraries to enhance the use of non-cloud-optimized data.

Feature Article

Jan. 26, 2026

NASA PREFIRE mission first light brightness temperature imagery.

Illuminating Earth's Energy Balance: NASA ASDC's Role in Advancing PREFIRE's Insights on Polar Radiation

Join us on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 2:30 p.m. ET to learn more about NASA's PREFIRE mission datasets, services, and tools.

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Jan. 16, 2026

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.

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Sept. 4, 2025

This graphic, which is a piece of a larger image, shows high carbon monoxide concentrations over central Africa and southeast Asia December 2024.

NASA Is Releasing the Final Version of MOPITT's 25-Year Data Record

The new data products from the MOPITT instrument will offer enhanced data quality for vertical column densities of carbon monoxide in the troposphere.

Feature Article

Aug. 12, 2025

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