NASA transferred operational control Thursday of the Landsat 8 satellite to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in a ceremony in Sioux Falls, S.D. The event marks the beginning of the satellite’s ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A new satellite hovering nearly 450 miles above the Earth appears to working flawlessly as it embarks on a 10-year mission to document the planet's surface, scientists and ...

A Jan. 30 image from the Landsat 8 satellite reveals how the recent precipitation has transformed the water levels at Lake Nacimiento and Lake San Antonio. Photo below shows low water levels on Dec.

NASA's Earth-watching archives find new home in Redmond's cloud, complete with Copilot hype Microsoft has made NASA's ...

One year ago, on Feb. 11, 2013, NASA launched the Landsat 8 Earth-observing satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The launch went perfectly, and 100 days later NASA transferred ...

video: On Feb. 11, 2013, Landsat 8 launched into Earth orbit, riding on an Atlas V rocket. Weighing 6,133 pounds, Landsat 8 is the eigth satellite in the long-running Landsat program, jointly managed ...

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Continuity Mission Satellite (LDCM) satellite. Upon its launch from California in early 2013, LDCM will be known as Landsat 8 and will continue the NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth ...

I spy through a gap in the sky, the world's most dangerous volcano. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. One of the world's most ...