Radar Satellite Launched by India and NASA Will Track Minuscule Changes to Earth's Land and Ice

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA and India paired up to launch an Earth-mapping satellite on Wednesday capable of tracking even the slightest shifts in land and ice. The $1.3 billion mission will help forecasters and first responders stay one step ahead of floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions and other disasters , according to scientists. Rocketing to orbit from India , the satellite will survey virtually all of Earth’s terrain multiple times. Its two radars — one from the U.S. and the other from

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