Earth Science Division - United States News Beep

Captured on Aug. 21, this image from NISAR’s L-band radar shows Maine’s Mount Desert Island. Green indicates forest; magenta represents hard or regular surfaces, like bare ground and buildings. The magenta area on the island’s northeast end is the town of Bar Harbor.

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NASA-ISRO Satellite Sends First Radar Images of Earth’s Surface

September 25, 2025

The NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Earth-observing radar satellite’s first images of our planet’s surface are in, and…

An artist's concept of the NISAR mission. The NISAR Satellite is seen operating in orbit above Earth.

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NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Earth-Tracking NISAR Satellite

July 24, 2025

NASA will provide live coverage of launch activities for NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), which is set to…

NASA Tests Scalable Satellite Tech to Launch Sensors Quicker

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NASA Tests Scalable Satellite Tech to Launch Sensors Quicker

July 19, 2025

NASA’s Athena Economical Payload Integration Cost mission, or Athena EPIC, is a test launch for an innovative, scalable…