NASA and ISRO new NISAR satellite will help monitor Earth’s surface changes
NASA and ISRO new NISAR satellite will help monitor Earth’s surface changes ISRO and NASA are planning to launch a new satellite called NISAR in early 2025 that will help keep track of Earth's surface on land and ice covered areas. The NISAR mission will help researchers get a better understanding of how Earth’s surface changes over time, including in the lead-up to volcanic eruptions like the one pictured, at Mount Redoubt in southern Alaska in April 2009. (Image Credit: JPL NASA) The Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing to launch a satellite that will help us track Earth’s “surface motions down to fractions of an inch.” Developed in partnership with NASA, the new satellite dubbed NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) will help humans track the motion of glaciers, ice sheets, and sea ice and map the changes to the planet’s vegetation. The Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing to launch a satellite that will help us track Earth’s “sur...