Jul 25
Plants grown and sustain themselves through photosynthesis—a seemingly invisible process that converts sunlight into energy. Now, NASA scientists have developed a way to measure photosynthesis from satellites with unprecedented detail.
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Jun 24
This picture might look like an incomplete map of the world, but it is in fact the highest resolution view ever of all the world’s plant life, mapped out by NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite.
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Jun 19
Take away all of the water, cities, and roads on Earth’s surface, and you’re left with nothing but patches of lush, lovely green. These are exactly the kinds of pictures that the Suomi NPP satellite from NASA and the NOAA, produce. The satellite tracks only the planet’s vegetation, and the video above covers the shift in one full calendar year. It’s amazing how much change takes place in such a short period of time.
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