NASA selects Scripps-led EDGE to map glaciers, forests and coasts

NASA picked the Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer in February 2026; the Scripps-led mission will measure glaciers, forests and coasts with lidar, with launch readiness no earlier than 2030.

Theo Anand

Science and Earth

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NASA selected the Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) mission in February 2026 to measure forests, glaciers, ice sheets, sea ice and coastal regions with imaging lidar. ^[7]