Earth Science Division

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
Earth
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Data from the NISAR satellite will be used to map crop growth, track plant health, and monitor soil moisture — offering detailed, timely information for decision making. When it launches this year, the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite will provide a powerful data stream that could help farmers in the U.S. and around the […]
Posted March 12, 2025
Ames Research Center's Science Directorate
Ames Research Center
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Water & Energy Cycle
A NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-supported research and development team is making it easier for farmers and ranchers to manage their water resources.
Posted March 4, 2025
Ames Research Center's Science Directorate
Ames Research Center
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
General
Wildfires
Wildland Fire Management
In Aug. 2024, a team of NASA researchers and partners gathered in Missoula, Montana to test new drone-based technology for localized forecasting, or micrometeorology. Researchers attached wind sensors to a drone, NASA’s Alta X quadcopter, aiming to provide precise and sustainable meteorological data to help predict fire behavior.
Posted February 14, 2025
Airborne Science
Ames Research Center
Earth Science Division
NASA has awarded Dynamic Aviation Group Inc. of Bridgewater, Virginia, the Commercial Aviation Services contract to support the agency’s Airborne Science Program.
Posted February 3, 2025
Earth Science
Airborne Science
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Earth
Earth Science Division
Analysis of data from NASA radar aboard an airplane shows that the decades-old active landslide area on the Palos Verdes Peninsula has expanded.
Posted January 31, 2025
NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
Earth
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Set to launch within a few months, NISAR will use a technique called synthetic aperture radar to produce incredibly detailed maps of surface change on our planet.
Posted January 21, 2025
NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
Climate Change
Earth
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Ice & Glaciers
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Seasat
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)
SIR-C/X-SAR (Shuttle Imaging Radar-C / X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar)
A Q&A with the lead U.S. scientist of the mission, which will track changes in everything from wetlands to ice sheets to infrastructure damaged by natural disasters. The upcoming U.S.-India NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) mission will observe Earth like no mission before, offering insights about our planet’s ever-changing surface.
Posted January 6, 2025
Citizen Science
Earth Science Division
Heliophysics Division
Planetary Science Division
More than 30,000 scientists gathered in Washington, D.C. during the second week of December – many to show off the work of NASA’s science volunteers! The American Geophysical Union held its annual meeting of professionals this month – the world’s largest gathering of Earth and Space Scientists. Here’s what they were talking about. Two dozen […]
Posted December 23, 2024
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)
Earth
Earth Science Division
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Oceans
Intrusion of saltwater into coastal groundwater can make water there unusable, damage ecosystems, and corrode infrastructure.
Posted December 11, 2024
Earth
Earth Science Division
Goddard Space Flight Center
Heliophysics
Heliophysics Division
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Langley Research Center
Planetary Science Division
The Solar System
The Sun
NASA researchers will present findings on Earth science, planetary science, and heliophysics at the upcoming American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024 annual meeting in Washington, DC, beginning on Monday, Dec. 9.
Posted December 6, 2024
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