From above, you get an entirely different perspective. The US Geological Survey-operated Landsat 7 satellite captured a stunning image of the Dasht-e Kavir from above (seen below) way back in 2000.

Satellite data has enabled researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to develop a new way to measure ocean depth. The technique, which uses imagery captured by the Landsat program, works ...

Credit: USGS / NASA The sun's energy is plentiful ... SEE ALSO: The Carbon Footprint Sham The two Landsat satellite images below show a section of the major solar expansion between 2017 and ...

Satellite imagery has revealed the dramatic extent of an eruption that kicked off just before Christmas, with fountains pouring lava across hundreds of acres.

A 'ghost' island that suddenly appeared in the Caspian Sea in early 2023 is playing a centuries-long game of peekaboo with ...

How do you measure a giant phenomenon like Arctic ice melt? The joint NASA/US Geological Survey Landsat satellites are helping scientists study this problem from space. A new study documents ...

Terry Sohl, chief of EROS Integrated Science and Applications Branch, will give an overview of USGS remote sensing activities with a focus on their application for conservation during the February ...

Newsweek contacted the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ... An image released by the NASA Earth Observatory from Landsat 8 captured vivid false-color images highlighting the glowing red-hot ...