Earth Science

Tsunamis
Earth
Earth Science
Earthquakes
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Natural Disasters
Oceans
Water on Earth
A massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami off Russia in late July tested an experimental detection system that had deployed a critical component just the day before. A recent tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula sent pressure waves to the upper layer of the atmosphere, NASA scientists have reported.
Posted September 12, 2025
Earth Science
NOTE TO READERS: After more than three decades associated with or directly employed by NASA, Steve Platnick [GSFC—Deputy Director for Atmospheres, Earth Sciences Division] stepped down effective August 8, 2025. Steve began his civil servant career at GSFC in 2002, but his GSFC association went back to 1993, first as a contractor and then as […]
Posted September 10, 2025
Earth Science
Introduction The NASA Arctic–Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) is a large-scale ecological study in the northern regions of North America (Alaska and western Canada) that was developed to understand environmental changes in the region and the implications of those changes for society.
Posted September 10, 2025
Earth Science
Earth
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Aircraft
NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey have been mapping the planets since Apollo. One team is searching closer to home for minerals critical to national security and the economy. If not for the Joshua trees, the tan hills of Cuprite, Nevada, would resemble Mars. Scalded and chemically altered by water from deep underground, the rocks […]
Posted July 10, 2025
Citizen Science
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Ice & Glaciers
Citizen science projects result in an overwhelmingly positive impact on the polar tourism experience.
Posted July 9, 2025
Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO)
Earth
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
General
Langley Research Center
Missions
Science Mission Directorate
Since launching in 2023, NASA’s Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution mission, or TEMPO, has been measuring the quality of the air we breathe from 22,000 miles above the ground.
Posted July 3, 2025
Ames Research Center's Science Directorate
Ames Research Center
Earth
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem)
Science Mission Directorate
In autumn 2024, California’s Monterey Bay experienced an outsized phytoplankton bloom that attracted fish, dolphins, whales, seabirds, and – for a few weeks in October – scientists.
Posted June 26, 2025
Science-enabling Technology
Earth
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Earth's Moon
General
Goddard Space Flight Center
Langley Research Center
Lunar Science
Science Instruments
Science Mission Directorate
Small Satellite Missions
Technology
NASA will soon launch a one-of-a-kind instrument, called Arcstone, to improve the quality of data from Earth-viewing sensors in orbit. In this technology demonstration, the mission will measure sunlight reflected from the Moon— a technique called lunar calibration.
Posted June 21, 2025
ISS Research
Earth Science
Earth's Atmosphere
International Space Station (ISS)
Science in Space June 2025 Scientists use instruments on the International Space Station to study phenomena in Earth’s ionosphere or upper atmosphere including thunderstorms, lightning, and transient luminous events (TLEs).
Posted June 12, 2025
Earth Science
NASA’s Earth science missions have continued to demonstrate remarkable adaptability and innovation, balancing the legacy of long-standing satellites with the momentum of cutting-edge new technologies. The Terra platform, the first of three Earth Observing System flagship missions, has been in orbit since December 1999.
Posted June 11, 2025
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