8 satellites, 5 decades. 🛰️ Since 1972, the NASA / USGS Landsat satellites have kept an unbroken record of Earth’s land surface from space. Today, the Landsat 9 satellite carries that legacy forward. Landsat 9 can see our planet in finer detail than its predecessors. And the science doesn’t stop at night—the satellite has a thermal sensor to continue monitoring our planet’s polar regions after dark! Plus, through a partnership with the @europeanspaceagency, scientists can get images of every pl

Live HD Earth viewing from the International Space Station! Go full screen, sit back, watch and enjoy our home planet. Live views: http://go.nasa.gov/2oBrDS2 | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration