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NASA and USGS Launch Landsat 9
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Published September 28, 2021
The joint effort extends a five-decade record of observing Earth’s landscapes, icescapes, and coastal waters.
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Fossil Fjords in Namibia
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Published September 14, 2021
Ice that carved a network of valleys 300 million years ago has long since disappeared, but the original shapes of the valleys remain.
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Meteors Great and Small
Published August 14, 2021
While the major meteor showers draw the most attention, large and bright fireballs can blaze through the sky at any time of year.
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An Upended Ecosystem in the Arabian Sea
Published August 5, 2021
How can snow cover on the Himalayas influence the species that thrive in the ocean a thousand kilometers away?
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The Known Unknowns of Sea Level Rise
Published August 3, 2021
The globe is warming, ice is melting, but that doesn't mean that an ocean will be returning to Vermont anytime soon.
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Digging Beryllium for James Webb
Published July 16, 2021
Spor Mountain in Utah is a major source of the stiff, lightweight metal that has been used in the flagship space telescope and several other NASA missions.
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