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Anne L. Fischer, Senior Editor, [email protected]

The environment is often studied from here on Earth. But why not a top-down rather than a bottom-up approach? NASA’s Earth Observing System (EOS) grew out of an idea proposed by astronaut Sally Ride, who, after observing Earth from outer space, envisioned “Mission to Planet Earth,” a coordinated global research effort to preserve the planet. The A-Train is a group of satellites orbiting some 400 miles above the Earth’s surface. Courtesy of NASA. The EOS program subsequently launched a series of satellites to provide researchers and scientists around the globe with data that forms a...Read full article

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