The Earth Observer’s Editor’s Corner

On September 18, 2024, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shared the first images of the Western Hemisphere from the GOES-19 satellite, its newest geostationary satellite launched on June 25, 2024 onboard a Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy…

Expanded coverage of topics from “The Editor’s Corner” in The Earth Observer The last of NASA’s three EOS Flagships – Aura – marked 20 years in orbit on July 15, 2024, with a celebration on September 18, 2024, at the Goddard…

Expanded coverage of topics from “The Editor’s Corner” in The Earth Observer PACE–PAX The primary objective of the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem–Postlaunch Airborne eXperiment (PACE–PAX) is to gather data to validate measurements from NASA’s PACE mission. A secondary objective was validation of observations…

NASA’s third EOS mission—AURA—marked 20 years in orbit on July 15, with two of its four instruments—MLS and OMI—still collecting quality datasets.

NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission releases initial data to the public, highlighting the advanced capabilities of OCI.

NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base on February 8, 2024.