Earth Science

Earth Science
Welcome to a new era for The Earth Observer newsletter! Our 35th anniversary also marks the official public release of our new website.
Posted July 18, 2024
Earth Science
Introduction Observations of the Sun and Earth from space continue to revolutionize our view and understanding of how solar variability and other natural and anthropogenic forcings impact Earth’s atmosphere and climate.
Posted July 18, 2024
Earth Science
Science Activation
The NASA Science Activation Program’s Place-Based Learning to Advance Connections, Education, and Stewardship (PLACES) team successfully led their second Professional Learning (PL) Summer Institute (SI) at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, Arizona from June 11-13, 2024.
Posted July 17, 2024
Astrophysics
Biological & Physical Sciences
Earth Science
Heliophysics
Planetary Science
Science Activation
Science-enabling Technology
NASA Science Activation (SciAct) teams participated in the National Rural STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) Summit held June 4-7, 2024 in Tucson, Arizona.
Posted July 5, 2024
Ecostress (ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station)
Earth Science
Extreme Weather Events
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Weather and Atmospheric Dynamics
Roads and sidewalks in some areas get so hot that skin contact could result in second-degree burns. Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California have mapped scorching pavement in Phoenix where contact with skin — from a fall, for example — can cause serious burns. The image shows land surface temperatures across a […]
Posted July 2, 2024
2023 Solar Eclipse
2024 Solar Eclipse
Earth Science
For Kids and Students
Heliophysics
Science Activation
Science Mission Directorate
The Space Science Institute, with funding from the NASA Science Mission Directorate and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, provided unprecedented training, support, and supplies to 15,000 libraries in the U.S. and territories in support of public engagement during the 2023 and 2024 eclipses.
Posted June 28, 2024
GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)
Earth Science
Goddard Space Flight Center
Kennedy Space Center
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
NASA successfully launched the fourth and final satellite in a series of advanced weather satellites for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) at 5:26 p.m. EDT Tuesday.
Posted June 26, 2024
Earth Science
Climate Science
Earth
GRACE (Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment)
GRACE-FO (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-on)
Science & Research
Record snowfall in recent years has not been enough to offset long-term drying conditions and increasing groundwater demands in the U.S. Southwest, according to a new analysis of NASA satellite data. Declining water levels in the Great Salt Lake and Lake Mead have been testaments to a megadrought afflicting western North America since 2000. But […]
Posted June 17, 2024
Natural Disasters
Earth Observatory
Earth Science
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
NASA invites media to an event at the agency’s headquarters at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 13, to learn about a new Disaster Response Coordination System that will provide communities and organizations around the world with access to science and data to aid disaster response.   The event will be held in NASA’s James E. […]
Posted June 11, 2024
Citizen Science
Earth Science
Floods
When the ground floods during a storm, floodwaters wash bacteria and other contaminants into private wells. But thanks to citizen scientists in North Carolina, we now know a bit more about how to deal with this problem. A new NASA-Funded study describes the contributions of these volunteers and how their work makes other disaster data more useful. 
Posted June 10, 2024
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