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Read the latest news stories, feature articles, user stories, and blog posts that feature data archived by NASA's Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System Distributed Active Archive Center (LAADS DAAC).

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Dr. Santiago Gassó

Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dr. Santiago Gassó, to study the concentration and global movement of dust.

Data User Story

Dec. 22, 2020

NASA Earth Observing Data and Imagery for the Nepal Earthquake

Explore and download data and imagery from EOSDIS for the the Nepalese region affected by the earthquake on April 25, 2015 and aftershocks.

Feature Article

Nov. 4, 2020

Terra MODIS image of dust blowing off Mar Chiquita on September 10, 2013

Nearly 20 Years of Change at Your Fingertips

Interactively explore your world your way with nearly 20 years of MODIS global imagery and the EOSDIS Worldview data visualization application.

Feature Article

Nov. 4, 2020

Terra: The Hardest Working Satellite in Earth Orbit

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.

Feature Article

Nov. 4, 2020

Score graphic from EOSDIS 2019 ACSI Survey

High Satisfaction with EOSDIS Products and Services Continues

The annual NASA EOSDIS customer satisfaction survey shows consistent, strong performance and high satisfaction with products and services, as well as with EOSDIS DAACs.

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Nov. 4, 2020

Image of nighttime lights in Wuhan, China

Nighttime Images Show Changes in Human Activity

Nighttime satellite images provide a unique global picture of how human activities are changing on a daily basis. Images from January 19 and February 4, 2020

Feature Article

Nov. 4, 2020

MODIS/Terra Collection 6 Aerosol, Cloud, and other Atmospheric Level-2 and Level-3 Products Released

MODIS Terra Collection 6 Aerosol, Cloud, and other Atmospheric Level-2 and Level-3 Data

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Nov. 4, 2020

Terra: Five Instruments—One Monumental Data Record

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.

Feature Article

Nov. 4, 2020

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Dr. Santiago Gassó

NASA Earth Observing Data and Imagery for the Nepal Earthquake

Nearly 20 Years of Change at Your Fingertips

Terra: The Hardest Working Satellite in Earth Orbit

High Satisfaction with EOSDIS Products and Services Continues

Nighttime Images Show Changes in Human Activity

MODIS/Terra Collection 6 Aerosol, Cloud, and other Atmospheric Level-2 and Level-3 Products Released

Terra: Five Instruments—One Monumental Data Record

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