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How Satellite Data Improve Earthquake Monitoring

Rachel Crowell, Science Writer by Rachel Crowell 19 July 201912 December 2025

Case studies from around the world illustrate the power of geodetic data in earthquake monitoring.

Himalayan mountains taken from the Hexagon satellite
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Spy Satellite Reveals Accelerated Pace of Himalayan Glacier Melt

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 19 June 20194 April 2023

Images taken covertly in the 1970s have taken on a new purpose in a recent glaciology study.

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The Swarm Satellite Trio Studies Earth and Its Environment

by J. Bouffard, R. Floberghagen and N. Olsen 10 May 20192 February 2022

8th Swarm Data Quality Workshop; Frascati, Italy, 8–12 October 2018

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New Eyes on Wildfires

Jon Kelvey, Science Writer by Jon Kelvey 30 April 20192 July 2025

Onboard machine learning and compact thermal imaging could turn satellites into real-time fire management tools to help officials on the ground.

Thóra Árnadóttir setting up GPS instrument in Iceland
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A New Way of Visualizing Iceland’s Crustal Deformation

by Terri Cook 24 April 20196 October 2021

A novel method of calculating strain rates from GPS data shows the South Iceland Seismic Zone is experiencing rapid deformation, including inflation near the island’s most active volcano.

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New Antenna Design Could Improve Satellite Communications

by David Shultz 14 March 201910 March 2022

A novel antenna design promises to improve bandwidth and allow for better communication between Earth stations and satellites.

Artist’s impression of the future SWOT satellite making sea surface height observations, even through clouds.
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Scientists Invited to Collaborate in Satellite Mission’s Debut

by R. Morrow, L.-L. Fu, F. D’Ovidio and J. T. Farrar 2 January 201922 July 2022

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will begin by scanning Earth’s surface once a day. We invite ocean scientists to contribute ground-based measurements to compare with the satellite data.

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First Multi-Decade Simulation of the Earth’s Radiation Belt

by P. O’Brien 19 December 201827 March 2023

A new simulation of the Earth’s electron radiation belts captures large-scale variations over nearly three solar cycles, and replicates primary cyclical features and extreme behaviors.

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Hello, Goodbye: First Interplanetary CubeSats Zip Past Mars

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 4 December 20182 July 2025

The InSight lander safely arrived on Mars early last week. Two tiny spacecraft made up part of its communications array and transmitted landing data back to Earth.

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Seeing Waves: GNSS Tracking of Waves in the Upper Atmosphere

by Michael A. Hapgood 8 October 201813 April 2022

Dense GNSS networks enable scientists to track large-scale waves traveling through the upper atmosphere, away from sources in the auroral zone and the day/night terminator.

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