Return of the Gedi: space mission that maps Earth’s forests saved from destruction

Nasa grants last-minute reprieve to invaluable climate and biodiversity scanner on International Space Station, due to be incinerated in Earth's atmosphere

Nasa has extended the life of a key climate and biodiversity sensor for scanning the world's forests which was set to be destroyed in Earth's atmosphere.

The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (Gedi) mission - pronounced like Jedi in Star Wars - was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station (ISS) in December 2018, and has provided the first 3D map of the world's forests.