NASA’s PACE Satellite Provides New Pollution Measuring Product

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/science-news/2026/02/24/nasas-pace-satellite-provides-new-pollution-measuring-product/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nn202608 The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem satellite, or PACE, is known for measuring tiny organisms in the ocean and particles in the atmosphere, now has a new capability: it can track nitrogen dioxide pollution. Researchers can use this new product to pinpoint emission sources as small as an individual factory or vehicle pollution from specific highway corridors, supporting efforts to reduce health risks, optimize urban and transportation planning, and protect agricultural productivity.