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![OSAM-1 capturing satellite](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/OSAM_CAPTURED_ARMS-EXTENDED242-web.jpg)
OSAM-1: Proving Satellite Servicing—Starting with Landsat 7
OSAM-1 Lead Systems Engineer Wendy Morgenstern discusses NASA’s On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 mission to robotically refuel Landsat 7, a satellite that wasn’t designed to be serviced.
![Eric Brown de Colstoun](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EricBdC-globe.jpg)
Wait! What is in That Landsat Pixel You Just Measured?
Data collected by citizen scientists like you helps land cover scientists evaluate the quality of the maps produced from satellites like Landsat.
![Inbal Becker-Reshef](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BeckerReshefI.png)
50 Years, 50 Stories: Inbal Becker-Reshef
I use Landsat data alongside other satellite and field data to map where and when crops like wheat are growing, to analyze different management practices including when crops are planted and harvested, to assess crop health and to forecast end of season yields.
![NASA and USGS officials at Landsat 9 operational handover ceremony](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/L9Handover_11Aug2022.jpg)
NASA Transfers Landsat 9 Satellite to USGS to Monitor Earth’s Changes
NASA transferred ownership and operational control of the Landsat 9 satellite to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in a ceremony in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022.
![Chris Neigh](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/NeighC.jpg)
50 Years, 50 Stories: Chris Neigh
We’ve processed more than 224,000 Landsat images of the boreal forest, from 1984 through 2020, all to understand changes in tree-cover extent.
![Morgan Crowley](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CrowleyM.jpg)
50 Years, 50 Stories: Morgan A. Crowley
In my Ph.D. research at McGill University in Canada, I used Landsat data to map fire progressions for Canadian wildfires.
![Pecora 22](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Pecora22_Fi.png)
Pecora 22: Registration Open
The 22nd William T. Pecora Memorial Remote Sensing Symposium (Pecora 22) will convene in Denver, Colorado, USA from October 23 – 28, 2022, and will focus on all aspects of Earth observation, spanning scientific discoveries to operational applications, and from sensors to decisions.
![Brett Baker](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BrettBaker_pearfarm.jpg)
The View from Space Keeps Getting Better
After 50 years of Landsat, discovery of new commercial and scientific uses is only accelerating.
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![ASO plane in California](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/airborne_snow_observatory_aso_plane_truckee_airport_ca_12-10-21.jpg)
Eyes on the Snow as Water Supplies Dwindle
Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. uses higher-resolution snow cover data from Landsat to update their model snow cover.
![Ibis and egret colony in the Yantabulla Swamp, Australia](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Richardkindsford-YantabullaSwampAustraliaEgretIbis-th.jpg)
Time is of the Essence When Monitoring Dryland Floods
More frequent satellite observations, such as those of the Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) dataset, are needed to fully capture flood dynamics in regions experiencing short-lived, ephemeral flooding.
![OSAM-1 capturing satellite](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/OSAM_CAPTURED_ARMS-EXTENDED242-web.jpg)
OSAM-1: Proving Satellite Servicing—Starting with Landsat 7
OSAM-1 Lead Systems Engineer Wendy Morgenstern discusses NASA’s On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 mission to robotically refuel Landsat 7, a satellite that wasn’t designed to be serviced.
![Eric Brown de Colstoun](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EricBdC-globe.jpg)
Wait! What is in That Landsat Pixel You Just Measured?
Data collected by citizen scientists like you helps land cover scientists evaluate the quality of the maps produced from satellites like Landsat.
![Danielle Rappaport](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/rappaport.png)
How Scientists Used Acoustic Soundscapes and Satellites to Assess the Health of the Amazon Rainforest
Scientists from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and the University of Maryland, College Park, investigated how the acoustics of a forest can be a cost-effective indicator of its health—and Landsat allowed them to see back in time.
![Inbal Becker-Reshef](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BeckerReshefI.png)
50 Years, 50 Stories: Inbal Becker-Reshef
I use Landsat data alongside other satellite and field data to map where and when crops like wheat are growing, to analyze different management practices including when crops are planted and harvested, to assess crop health and to forecast end of season yields.
![NASA and USGS officials at Landsat 9 operational handover ceremony](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/L9Handover_11Aug2022.jpg)
NASA Transfers Landsat 9 Satellite to USGS to Monitor Earth’s Changes
NASA transferred ownership and operational control of the Landsat 9 satellite to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in a ceremony in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022.
![Chris Neigh](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/NeighC.jpg)
50 Years, 50 Stories: Chris Neigh
We’ve processed more than 224,000 Landsat images of the boreal forest, from 1984 through 2020, all to understand changes in tree-cover extent.
![Morgan Crowley](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CrowleyM.jpg)
50 Years, 50 Stories: Morgan A. Crowley
In my Ph.D. research at McGill University in Canada, I used Landsat data to map fire progressions for Canadian wildfires.
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![ASO plane in California](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/airborne_snow_observatory_aso_plane_truckee_airport_ca_12-10-21.jpg)
Eyes on the Snow as Water Supplies Dwindle
Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. uses higher-resolution snow cover data from Landsat to update their model snow cover.
![Ibis and egret colony in the Yantabulla Swamp, Australia](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Richardkindsford-YantabullaSwampAustraliaEgretIbis-th.jpg)
Time is of the Essence When Monitoring Dryland Floods
More frequent satellite observations, such as those of the Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) dataset, are needed to fully capture flood dynamics in regions experiencing short-lived, ephemeral flooding.
![OSAM-1 capturing satellite](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/OSAM_CAPTURED_ARMS-EXTENDED242-web.jpg)
OSAM-1: Proving Satellite Servicing—Starting with Landsat 7
OSAM-1 Lead Systems Engineer Wendy Morgenstern discusses NASA’s On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 mission to robotically refuel Landsat 7, a satellite that wasn’t designed to be serviced.
![Eric Brown de Colstoun](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EricBdC-globe.jpg)
Wait! What is in That Landsat Pixel You Just Measured?
Data collected by citizen scientists like you helps land cover scientists evaluate the quality of the maps produced from satellites like Landsat.
![Danielle Rappaport](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/rappaport.png)
How Scientists Used Acoustic Soundscapes and Satellites to Assess the Health of the Amazon Rainforest
Scientists from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and the University of Maryland, College Park, investigated how the acoustics of a forest can be a cost-effective indicator of its health—and Landsat allowed them to see back in time.
![Inbal Becker-Reshef](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BeckerReshefI.png)
50 Years, 50 Stories: Inbal Becker-Reshef
I use Landsat data alongside other satellite and field data to map where and when crops like wheat are growing, to analyze different management practices including when crops are planted and harvested, to assess crop health and to forecast end of season yields.
![NASA and USGS officials at Landsat 9 operational handover ceremony](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/L9Handover_11Aug2022.jpg)
NASA Transfers Landsat 9 Satellite to USGS to Monitor Earth’s Changes
NASA transferred ownership and operational control of the Landsat 9 satellite to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in a ceremony in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022.
![Chris Neigh](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/NeighC.jpg)
50 Years, 50 Stories: Chris Neigh
We’ve processed more than 224,000 Landsat images of the boreal forest, from 1984 through 2020, all to understand changes in tree-cover extent.
![Morgan Crowley](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CrowleyM.jpg)
50 Years, 50 Stories: Morgan A. Crowley
In my Ph.D. research at McGill University in Canada, I used Landsat data to map fire progressions for Canadian wildfires.