NASA’s PACE Data on Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate Now Available
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s PACE satellite’s Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) detects light across a hyperspectral range, which...
Category : Earth
New NASA Strategy Envisions Sustainable Future for Space Operations
Low Earth orbit, the focus of volume one of NASA’s Space Sustainability Strategy, is the most concentrated area for orbital debris. This computer-generated image showcases...
Antarctic Sea Ice Near Historic Lows; Arctic Ice Continues Decline
5 Min Read Antarctic Sea Ice Near Historic Lows; Arctic Ice Continues Decline On Feb. 20, 2024, Antarctic sea ice officially reached its minimum extent...
Can Volcanic Super Eruptions Lead to Major Cooling? Study Suggests No
Some 74,000 years ago, the Toba volcano in Indonesia exploded with a force 1,000 times more powerful than the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens....
Shanghai from Space
NASA/Jasmin Moghbeli While the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above the East China Sea, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli snapped this photo of Shanghai’s city...
NASA Joins Group to Advance Wildfire Coordination, Capabilities
The Camp Fire, which erupted 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of Sacramento, California, as seen from the Landsat 8 spacecraft, which was launched by NASA...
What’s Made in a Thunderstorm and Faster Than Lightning? Gamma Rays!
3 min read What’s Made in a Thunderstorm and Faster Than Lightning? Gamma Rays! A flash of lightning. A roll of thunder. These are normal...
OpenET Moisture Measurement Tool is Proving Highly Accurate
5 min read OpenET Moisture Measurement Tool is Proving Highly Accurate This is a false-color image, acquired December 26, 2018, with the OLI (Operational Land...
NASA Analysis Confirms 2023 as Warmest Year on Record
This map of Earth in 2023 shows global surface temperature anomalies, or how much warmer or cooler each region of the planet was compared to...
El análisis de la NASA confirma que 2023 fue el año más cálido registrado
Este mapa de la Tierra en 2023 muestra las anomalías de la temperatura global de la superficie, es decir, cuánto más cálida o más fría...
