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A low-pressure system brought strong winds—gusting to 55 miles (85 kilometers) per hour —to the Southern Plains on March 18, 2014. The winds picked up exposed soil from the parched landscape, ...

Relating Visibility to Air Quality Poor air quality contributes to poor visibility, but poor visibility doesn’t always mean that the air quality is bad. Fog or clouds may be limiting visibility. To ...

Registration is now open for this year’s NASA International Space Apps Challenge hackathon, to be held on October 4-5. This year, NASA is inviting innovators of all ages to Learn, Launch, Lead ...

As most data users are aware, the Terra satellite has recently been experiencing power-based limitations caused by orbital changes and solar array efficiency. In order to maintain power margins, the ...

ASTER data are are available from several archives: Earthdata Search – Search the entire ASTER data archive. ALL products are available to all users at no cost: ASTER L1A, L1B, L1T; Higher Level Data ...

Another year, another cheesy Valentine’s Day card from the Terra mission! (And speaking of 25 years, check out pictures and slideshows from our 25th Anniversary Event at GSFC’s Visitor’s Center, ...

This year has been a busy one for Terra, with our 25th Anniversary just around the corner! (Learn more and RSVP here!) In the season of thanksgiving, Terra is especially grateful for the following: ...

You may have heard about the upcoming full solar eclipse, happening this upcoming April 8th, 2024 — but did you know Terra will have one of the “best seats in the house” for viewing this rare ...

Frightening Foliage: The bright colors of Fall in New England (USA) take center stage in this October imagery from 2015. For more information, view “Fall Color Arrives in the U.S. and Canada” (linked ...

Here’s a cheesy message from us to you! We hope you all have a Terra-fic Valentine’s Day, from everyone at the Terra Mission!

We’re kicking off the new year with a fresh homepage layout and a new bi-weekly series of infographics that highlight important Terra information. Our first infographic highlights the continued high ...