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![](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EROS_50th_STEM_Event-scaled.jpg)
The 50th Anniversary of the EROS Center: Honoring Five Decades of Innovation Through STEM Outreach Activities
The Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center celebrated its 50th anniversary in August. Learn more about the EROS Center, the anniversary celebration, and the Landsat-related outreach activities at the event—with a spotlight on STELLA, a DIY spectrometer.
![Headshot of Bex Dunn. Bex wears a palm-leaf pattern shirt with green black and teal colors. She has dark blond hair and oval shaped glasses.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Bex-Dunn_DEC2020-sm.jpg)
Bex Dunn: Landsat Data User + Wetland Explorer
Bex Dunn is an Earth Observation Scientist at Geoscience Australia where she uses Landsat data to better understand wetlands.
![Landsat Next Defined](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/LNext_Thumb.png)
Landsat Next Defined
Landsat Next is on the horizon—the new mission will not only ensure continuity of the longest space-based record of Earth’s land surface, it will fundamentally transform the breadth and depth of actionable information freely available to end users. Take a look at the new capabilities that will define the next Landsat mission.
![2022 ET estimate for fields around Corcoran, CA.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/OpenET_CorcoranCA-2022.png)
Ten Years of TIRS: Data for a Thirsty World
Landsat 8 very nearly flew without a thermal infrared sensor. This is the backstory of how TIRS made it onto Landsat 8.
![Landsat 8 image of the Philippines' Tawitawi Island.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/tawitawi-oli_2013-2022.jpg)
International Relations: Landsat on the Agenda
Strengthened cooperation between the United States and the Philippines to include bilateral cooperation on the Landsat Program, according to White House fact sheet.
![National Philharmonic playing with NASA imagery of the Sun in the background.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/NatPhil_CosmicCycles-th.jpg)
Exploring the Cosmos Through Imagery and Music
Awe-inspiring NASA visuals combined with the might of a live symphonic orchestra last week in “Cosmic Cycles,” a multimedia collaboration among the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the National Philharmonic, and composer Henry Dehlinger. A transformative project showcasing the beauty and power of the marriage between music and science.
![Julia Barsi at the Landsat 9 launch pad](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Julia_L9launch-1.jpg)
Meet Julia Barsi, Landsat Calibration Scientist
Julia Barsi calibrates instruments on Landsat satellites.
![WorldView-3 image of Landsat 8 in orbit.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Maxarwv3_L8-scaled.jpg)
Satellite Sees Satellite: Landsat 8 in Orbit
On October 7, 2022, Maxar’s WorldView-3 satellite snapped a sequence of images showing Landsat 8 in orbit.
News Archives
![](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EROS_50th_STEM_Event-scaled.jpg)
The 50th Anniversary of the EROS Center: Honoring Five Decades of Innovation Through STEM Outreach Activities
The Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center celebrated its 50th anniversary in August. Learn more about the EROS Center, the anniversary celebration, and the Landsat-related outreach activities at the event—with a spotlight on STELLA, a DIY spectrometer.
![A map showing a region in Bangladesh where over-irrigation has likely occurred in the two weeks prior to June 4, 2023. Those areas appear in red.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IRASmap.png)
Satellite Data Helps Bangladeshi Farmers Save Water, Money, Energy
Satellite data are providing information to Bangladeshi farmers about how much water they are using, how much they have, and how much their crops need.
![Headshot of Bex Dunn. Bex wears a palm-leaf pattern shirt with green black and teal colors. She has dark blond hair and oval shaped glasses.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Bex-Dunn_DEC2020-sm.jpg)
Bex Dunn: Landsat Data User + Wetland Explorer
Bex Dunn is an Earth Observation Scientist at Geoscience Australia where she uses Landsat data to better understand wetlands.
![A beaver head and body just above a body of water that looks green.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/nasa-beaverrewildingvideo-thumbnail.jpg)
Researchers Become “Beaver Believers” After Measuring the Impacts of Rewilding
Satellites like Landsat are quantifying how beavers can have an outsized and positive impact on local ecosystems.
![Landsat Next Defined](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/LNext_Thumb.png)
Landsat Next Defined
Landsat Next is on the horizon—the new mission will not only ensure continuity of the longest space-based record of Earth’s land surface, it will fundamentally transform the breadth and depth of actionable information freely available to end users. Take a look at the new capabilities that will define the next Landsat mission.
![Gingham Waterhole, Gwydir Welands at sunset. A dead tree is reflected in the water with a blue-purple sky behind it.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GinghamWaterhole_th.jpg)
Landsat Insights: Wetland History in Your Hand
Practitioners managing the wellbeing of wetlands have a new tool at their disposal. The Wetland Insight Tool, developed by Geoscience Australia, provides a visual summary of 35+ years of wetland dynamics.
![2022 ET estimate for fields around Corcoran, CA.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/OpenET_CorcoranCA-2022.png)
Ten Years of TIRS: Data for a Thirsty World
Landsat 8 very nearly flew without a thermal infrared sensor. This is the backstory of how TIRS made it onto Landsat 8.
![Landsat 8 image of the Philippines' Tawitawi Island.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/tawitawi-oli_2013-2022.jpg)
International Relations: Landsat on the Agenda
Strengthened cooperation between the United States and the Philippines to include bilateral cooperation on the Landsat Program, according to White House fact sheet.
![National Philharmonic playing with NASA imagery of the Sun in the background.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/NatPhil_CosmicCycles-th.jpg)
Exploring the Cosmos Through Imagery and Music
Awe-inspiring NASA visuals combined with the might of a live symphonic orchestra last week in “Cosmic Cycles,” a multimedia collaboration among the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the National Philharmonic, and composer Henry Dehlinger. A transformative project showcasing the beauty and power of the marriage between music and science.
News Archives
![](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EROS_50th_STEM_Event-scaled.jpg)
The 50th Anniversary of the EROS Center: Honoring Five Decades of Innovation Through STEM Outreach Activities
The Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center celebrated its 50th anniversary in August. Learn more about the EROS Center, the anniversary celebration, and the Landsat-related outreach activities at the event—with a spotlight on STELLA, a DIY spectrometer.
![A map showing a region in Bangladesh where over-irrigation has likely occurred in the two weeks prior to June 4, 2023. Those areas appear in red.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IRASmap.png)
Satellite Data Helps Bangladeshi Farmers Save Water, Money, Energy
Satellite data are providing information to Bangladeshi farmers about how much water they are using, how much they have, and how much their crops need.
![Headshot of Bex Dunn. Bex wears a palm-leaf pattern shirt with green black and teal colors. She has dark blond hair and oval shaped glasses.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Bex-Dunn_DEC2020-sm.jpg)
Bex Dunn: Landsat Data User + Wetland Explorer
Bex Dunn is an Earth Observation Scientist at Geoscience Australia where she uses Landsat data to better understand wetlands.
![A beaver head and body just above a body of water that looks green.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/nasa-beaverrewildingvideo-thumbnail.jpg)
Researchers Become “Beaver Believers” After Measuring the Impacts of Rewilding
Satellites like Landsat are quantifying how beavers can have an outsized and positive impact on local ecosystems.
![Landsat Next Defined](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/LNext_Thumb.png)
Landsat Next Defined
Landsat Next is on the horizon—the new mission will not only ensure continuity of the longest space-based record of Earth’s land surface, it will fundamentally transform the breadth and depth of actionable information freely available to end users. Take a look at the new capabilities that will define the next Landsat mission.
![Gingham Waterhole, Gwydir Welands at sunset. A dead tree is reflected in the water with a blue-purple sky behind it.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GinghamWaterhole_th.jpg)
Landsat Insights: Wetland History in Your Hand
Practitioners managing the wellbeing of wetlands have a new tool at their disposal. The Wetland Insight Tool, developed by Geoscience Australia, provides a visual summary of 35+ years of wetland dynamics.
![2022 ET estimate for fields around Corcoran, CA.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/OpenET_CorcoranCA-2022.png)
Ten Years of TIRS: Data for a Thirsty World
Landsat 8 very nearly flew without a thermal infrared sensor. This is the backstory of how TIRS made it onto Landsat 8.
![Landsat 8 image of the Philippines' Tawitawi Island.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/tawitawi-oli_2013-2022.jpg)
International Relations: Landsat on the Agenda
Strengthened cooperation between the United States and the Philippines to include bilateral cooperation on the Landsat Program, according to White House fact sheet.
![National Philharmonic playing with NASA imagery of the Sun in the background.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/NatPhil_CosmicCycles-th.jpg)
Exploring the Cosmos Through Imagery and Music
Awe-inspiring NASA visuals combined with the might of a live symphonic orchestra last week in “Cosmic Cycles,” a multimedia collaboration among the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the National Philharmonic, and composer Henry Dehlinger. A transformative project showcasing the beauty and power of the marriage between music and science.