Earth

PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem)

NASA invita a medios al lanzamiento de misión para estudiar océanos y nubes

Read this release in English here. Ya está abierta la acreditación para los medios de comunicación para el próximo lanzamiento de la misión científica de observación de la Tierra PACE (acrónimo inglés para Plancton, Aerosoles, Nubes y Ecosistemas Oceánicos) de la NASA. La NASA y SpaceX planean poner en órbita PACE no antes del martes 6 […]

Posted December 11, 2023

Earth

Missions

Oceans

PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem)

NASA Invites Media to Launch of New Mission to Study Oceans, Clouds

Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. Media accreditation is open for the upcoming launch of NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud ocean Ecosystem) Earth observing science mission. NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Tuesday, Feb. 6, for a Falcon 9 rocket to launch PACE to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape […]

Posted December 11, 2023

EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation)

Dust Storms

Earth

Earth Science Division

International Space Station (ISS)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA Sensor Produces First Global Maps of Surface Minerals in Arid Regions

EMIT delivers first-of-a-kind maps of minerals in Earth’s dust-source areas, enabling scientists to model the fine particles’ role in climate change and more.

Posted December 11, 2023

Airborne Science

Ames Research Center

Animal Biology

Earth

Earth System Observatory (ESO)

Ecostress (ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station)

EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation)

International Space Station (ISS)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Plant Biology

NASA Helps Study One of the World’s Most Diverse Ecosystems

NASA satellite and airborne tools aid an international team studying biodiversity on land and in the water around South Africa. An international team of researchers spent October and November 2023 in the field studying one of the world’s most biologically diverse areas – South Africa’s Greater Cape Floristic Region.

Posted December 8, 2023

Goddard Space Flight Center

Earth

NASA Laser Reflecting Instruments to Help Pinpoint Earth Measurements

The best known use of GPS satellites is to help people know their location whether driving a car, navigating a ship or plane, or trekking across remote territory. Another important, but lesser-known, use is to distribute information to other Earth-viewing satellites to help them pinpoint measurements of our planet.

Posted December 8, 2023

Earth

GRACE (Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment)

GRACE-FO (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-on)

SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography)

Water on Earth

Google’s ‘A Passage of Water’ Brings NASA’s Water Data to Life

As part of the long-standing partnership, NASA worked with Google Arts & Culture to create an interactive digital experience around global freshwater.

Posted November 30, 2023

SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment)

Earth

NASA’s 6-Pack of Mini-Satellites Ready for Their Moment in the Sun

Most NASA missions feature one spacecraft or, occasionally, a few. The agency’s Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) is using half a dozen. This month, mission members completed construction of the six identical cereal box-size satellites, which will now go into storage and await their final testing and ride to space.

Posted November 30, 2023

Astronauts

Earth

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Jasmin Moghbeli

The Beginnings of a Sunrise

City lights stretch across the United States like a string of holiday lights in this image taken from the International Space Station on Nov. 10, 2023. At far left, the lights of Chicago, Illinois, are outlined by Lake Michigan. At far right, the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area shines through the clouds while the sun’s first […]

Posted November 29, 2023

Climate Change

Bill Nelson

Earth

NASA Leadership to Participate in Global Climate Change Conference

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other agency leaders will participate in the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) beginning Thursday, Nov. 30, through Tuesday, Dec. 12, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Posted November 27, 2023

Climate Change

Earth

NASA to Showcase Earth Science Data at COP28

NASA will share knowledge and data at the 28th U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28), held at the Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from Thursday, Nov. 30 to Tuesday, Dec. 12.

Posted November 27, 2023