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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

2025 NASA POWER Global Community Summit

Join NASA's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) team for a virtual Global Community Summit Sept. 9-10, 2025, to learn about POWER, exchange insights, and to explore new opportunities to support user communities.

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Aug. 6, 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.

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July 18, 2025

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Wildland Fires in Georgia

High Value Air Quality Data From Inexpensive Sensors

Working With Non-Cloud-Optimized Data Just Got Easier

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

Earth Science Data Roundup: September 2025

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

2025 NASA POWER Global Community Summit

Earth Science Data Roundup: July 2025

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