The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite is sending down tantalizing views of Earth's water, including a global composite of sea surface heights. The satellite collected the data ...
The first satellite specifically designed to conduct a global survey of Earth's surface water has taken to the skies. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) ...
Called SWOT, the satellite will perform a comprehensive survey of Earth's water levels—something no satellite has ever attempted before. Reading time 2 minutes A NASA satellite launched on Friday with ...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft onboard, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in ...
This month, NASA launched a new Earth-monitoring satellite that will observe fresh water systems across the planet. Now, the satellite has unfurled in space ready to begin science operations, and NASA ...
SWOT will collect data on all of our planet's large water bodies every 21 days, offering key insights into climate, sea level rise, and freshwater. Reading time 2 minutes We live on a blue planet.
A powerful 2025 Kuril-Kamchatka earthquake generated a Pacific-wide tsunami, captured by NASA's SWOT satellite. These unprecedented high-resolution images reveal complex, braided wave patterns, ...
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) awarded a $3.8M contract to Communications & Power Industries Canada (CPI) to build components for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission. SWOT will ...