![False-color Landsat 9 image of iceberg A-83 acquired by the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) on May 22, 2024.](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/brunt_iceberg_oli2_20240522-300x277.jpg)
Antarctic Ice Shelf Spawns Iceberg A-83
The Brunt Ice Shelf lost a large wedge of floating ice, the third sizeable iceberg to calve from the shelf in recent years. The TIRS instrument on Landsat 9 captured false-color images of the calving.
![An infrared-color image of sea ice in Antarctic Peninsula](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/leapscenezm_oli_20230722_th-KG32Se-300x200.jpeg)
Scenes from the Polar Night
Landsat satellites have begun regularly acquiring images of ice at the poles during the winter, with enlightening results.
![NASA and USGS officials at Landsat 9 operational handover ceremony](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/L9Handover_11Aug2022-300x225.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.
![Landsat 9 image of Anchorage, AK](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/LC09_L1TP_069017_20211120_B543_anchorage-th-300x220.png)
USGS Opens Door to Landsat 9 Data
The U.S. Geological Survey has made all Landsat 9 data available from its Landsat archive.
![Landsat 9 image of San Francisco](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/L9SanFrancisco-300x175.jpg)
NASA/USGS Landsat 9 Passes Review, Now Operational
Landsat 9, a joint mission of NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), passed its post-launch assessment review and is now in its operational phase.
![Landsat 9 image of the Australian coast captured on Oct. 31, 2021](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/australia_oli2_2021304_crop-300x205.png)
Landsat 9 to Provide a Wealth of Data to Landsat Archive
Launched September 27, Landsat 9 will provide a high-quality and reliable stream of land imaging data for the next 10-plus years.
![Australian coast](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/twelve-apostles-KatherineZeisbergerFI-300x186.png)
Shifting Shores of the Australian Continent Mapped with Landsat
Using decades of Landsat satellite imagery, scientists at Geoscience Australia have mapped annual shoreline locations for the entirety of Australia going back more than thirty years.
![Vice President Kamala Harris shares her enthusiasm](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/gsfc_20211105_2022-1529-0_006_0-300x200.jpeg)
NASA, USGS Release First Landsat 9 Images
Landsat 9’s first light images provide a preview of how the mission will help people manage vital natural resources and understand the impacts of climate change.
![Landsat 9 launch](https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/KSC-20210927-PH-KLS04_0013medium_0-2-201x300.jpeg)
Landsat 9 Power-Positive and Proceeding Smoothly Through On-Orbit Checkout
Landsat 9 successfully launched on Monday, Sept 27, 2021 at 11:12 a.m. PDT and is now proceeding smoothly and accordingly through its scheduled on-orbit checkout period.