By Air and by Sea: Validating NASA’s PACE Ocean Color Instrument
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA Ames research scientist Kristina Pistone monitors instrument data while onboard the Twin Otter...
Category : Earth
Summer Begins in Northern Hemisphere
This full-disk image from NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite shows the Americas at the start of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere on June 21, 2012. NASA...
NASA Tech to Use Moonlight to Enhance Measurements from Space
4 Min Read NASA Tech to Use Moonlight to Enhance Measurements from Space NASA’s Arcstone instrument will be the first mission exclusively dedicated to measuring...
From Space to Soil: How NASA Sees Forests
Earth (ESD) Earth Explore Explore Earth Home Air Quality Climate Change Freshwater Life on Earth Severe Storms Snow and Ice The Global Ocean Science at...
NASA’s Hurricane Science, Tech, Data Help American Communities
Earth (ESD) Earth Explore Explore Earth Home Air Quality Climate Change Freshwater Life on Earth Severe Storms Snow and Ice The Global Ocean Science at...
Central Brazil Cerrado
Amid a patchwork of fields, towns, and winding rivers and roads in central Brazil stands a monolithic oval-shaped plateau. This conspicuous feature, the Serra de...
NASA Earth Scientist Elected to National Academy of Sciences
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Earth scientist Compton J. Tucker has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences...
NASA Satellite Images Could Provide Early Volcano Warnings
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Chaitén Volcano in southern Chile erupted on May 2, 2008 for the first time...
Lightning in Southeast Asia
NASA/Don Pettit A flash of lightning shines brighter than the lights of nearby cities in this Oct. 29, 2024, image taken by astronaut Don Pettit...
NASA Data Helps Map Tiny Plankton That Feed Giant Right Whales
6 min read NASA Data Helps Map Tiny Plankton That Feed Giant Right Whales This North Atlantic right whale, named “Bowtie,” was spotted feeding in...
