Tue, 21-Oct-2025

New satellite launched to survey most of Earth’s water, says NASA

NASA

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission launches Friday. SWOT is a collaboration between NASA and the French space agency CNES. The project will measure freshwater and oceanic water levels on 90% of Earth. The first mission of its kind to investigate nearly all of the water that covers the surface of the Earth has … Read more

NASA set to take first global water survey from space

NASA

The first-ever comprehensive survey of the world’s oceans, lakes, and rivers. The SUV-sized satellite will generate study data in a few months. The main goal is understand how oceans absorb atmospheric heat and carbon dioxide as a natural mechanism. LOS ANGELES: A NASA-led international satellite mission was scheduled to launch early on Thursday from Southern … Read more