Earth Science

CYGNSS (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System)
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Earth Science Technology Office
Oceans
Science-enabling Technology
Technology Highlights
A science antenna developed with support from NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) is now in low-Earth orbit aboard MuSat2, a commercial remote-sensing satellite flown by the aerospace company Muon Space. The dual-frequency science antenna was originally developed as part of the Next Generation GNSS Bistatic Radar Instrument (NGRx).
Posted November 12, 2024
Earth Science
Introduction The second joint Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI)–TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) Science Team (ST) meeting was held June 3–6, 2024. The meeting used a hybrid format, with the in-person meeting hosted at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, CO.
Posted November 12, 2024
General
Ames Research Center's Science Directorate
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
What is your name and your role with OCEANOS? My name is María Fernanda Barbarena-Arias. I am an associate professor of biology at the American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus. I am also a co-PI in the OCEANOS project, and an instructor and mentor for the students during the internship. What is the importance […]
Posted November 11, 2024
General
Ames Research Center's Science Directorate
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
What is your name and your role with OCEANOS? My name is Samuel Suleiman and I am the Executive Director of Sociedad Ambiente Marino: an NGO in Puerto Rico that has been working for the last 25 years to conserve our coastline and our reefs. During the OCEANOS internship, I am one of the Co-PIs […]
Posted November 11, 2024
General
Ames Research Center's Science Directorate
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
What is your name and your role with OCEANOS? My name is Juan Torres-Pérez. I am a research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center in the Earth Sciences division, biospheric sciences branch. I am the PI of OCEANOS, which stands for Ocean Community Engagement and Awareness with NASA Observations and Science for Hispanic/Latino students. What […]
Posted November 11, 2024
NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
Earth Science
Earthquakes
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Natural Disasters
Volcanoes
Data from NISAR will improve our understanding of such phenomena as earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides, as well as damage to infrastructure. We don’t always notice it, but much of Earth’s surface is in constant motion.
Posted November 8, 2024
Earth Science
Science Activation
For three weeks in August, over 100 migrant children (ages 3-15) got to engage in hands-on activities involving blueberries, pollinators, and eDNA as part of their time with The Blueberry Harvest School (BHS).
Posted November 6, 2024
SERVIR (Regional Visualization and Monitoring System)
Earth
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Marshall Science Research & Projects
Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA and the Kingdom of Bhutan have been actively learning from each other and growing together since 2019. The seeds planted over those years have ripened into improved environmental conservation, community-based natural resource management, and new remote sensing tools.
Posted November 4, 2024
Astrophysics
Biological & Physical Sciences
Citizen Science
Earth Science
Heliophysics
Planetary Science
In August, the Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences (AAPS) announced a fellowship opportunity in partnership with the NASA Citizen Science Leaders Series. Fifty-five people applied!
Posted November 4, 2024
SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography)
Earth
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Data from space shows water tilting up toward the north side of the Dickson Fjord as it sloshed from south to north and back every 90 seconds for nine days after a 2023 rockslide. The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission, a collaboration between NASA and France’s CNES (Centre National d’Études Spatiales), […]
Posted November 1, 2024
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