Earth Science Division

Langley Research Center
Airborne Science
Earth
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Earth's Atmosphere
General
Science Mission Directorate
NASA’s Boeing 777 has returned to the agency’s fleet after undergoing heavy structural modifications as it transforms from a giant passenger plane into the agency’s next-generation airborne science laboratory.
Posted April 22, 2026
Citizen Science
Community Partners
Earth Science Division
On Jan. 31, students, library staff, researchers, and community members gathered at the University of Florida’s (UF) Marston Science Library for the Environmental Monitoring through Education, Research, and Geospatial Engagement (EMERGE) NASA Data Hackathon.
Posted March 23, 2026
Citizen Science
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
The bigger the hailstone, the more damage it can cause. But scientists find that predicting hailstone size can be challenging. How quickly does hail melt as it falls?
Posted March 17, 2026
Earth Science Division
Goddard Space Flight Center
Science Mission Directorate
Two next-generation satellite missions announced Thursday will help NASA better understand Earth and improve capabilities to foresee environmental events and mitigate disasters.
Posted February 5, 2026
NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
Earth
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
A new image from the NISAR mission shows off the satellite’s ability to reveal details of Earth’s surfaces. The science team also released new sample data.  A U.S.-Indian Earth satellite’s ability to see through clouds, revealing insights and characteristics of our planet’s surface, is on display in a colorful, newly released image showing the Miss
Posted January 29, 2026
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Grades 5 - 8 for Educators
Grades 9-12 for Educators
Grades K - 4 for Educators
Science Activation
In fall 2025, more than 50 educators and over 1,500 young people across Maine and New Hampshire participated in NASA’s Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Green Down, a citizen science (also known as participatory science or community science) initiative that engages students and volunteers in tracking seasonal change
Posted January 21, 2026
NASA en español
Earth Science Division
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Science Mission Directorate
Read this press release in English here. La temperatura global de la superficie terrestre en 2025 fue un poco más cálida que en 2023 pero, dentro de los márgenes de error, ambos años está prácticamente empatados, según un análisis realizado por científicos de la NASA. Desde que comenzaron los registros en 1880, 2024 sigue siendo el […]
Posted January 14, 2026
Earth Science Division
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Goddard Space Flight Center
Science Mission Directorate
Lee este comunicado de prensa en español aquí. Earth’s global surface temperature in 2025 was slightly warmer than 2023 – but within the margin of error the two years are effectively tied according to an analysis by NASA scientists. Since record-keeping began in 1880, the hottest year on record remains 2024.  Global temperatures in 2025 were […]
Posted January 14, 2026
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Biological & Physical Sciences
Centennial Challenges
Centennial Challenges News
Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI)
Earth Science Division
Get Involved
Heliophysics
Human Research Program
Mars Campaign Development Division
Marshall Space Flight Center
Opportunities to Contribute to NASA Missions & Get Involved
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Prizes, Challenges, & Crowdsourcing News
Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program
Technology
NASA is getting ready to send four astronauts around the Moon with Artemis II, laying the foundation for sustainable missions to the lunar surface and paving the way for human exploration on Mars. As the agency considers deep space endeavors that could last months or years, it must develop ways to feed astronauts beyond sending […]
Posted January 13, 2026
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