Earth

SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography)

See SWOT Mission’s Unprecedented View of Global Sea Levels

Data on sea surface heights around the world from the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission yields a mesmerizing view of the planet’s ocean. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite is sending down tantalizing views of Earth’s water, including a global composite of sea surface heights.

Posted October 30, 2023

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)

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Earth Science

Earth Science Division

Earth System Observatory (ESO)

NASA-ISRO Radar Mission to Provide Dynamic View of Forests, Wetlands

NISAR will help researchers explore how changes in Earth’s forest and wetland ecosystems are affecting the global carbon cycle and influencing climate change.

Posted October 27, 2023

Earth

Natural Disasters

NASA, Pacific Disaster Center Increase Landslide Hazard Awareness

Communities worldwide now have access to a powerful tool to increase their awareness of landslide hazards, thanks to NASA and the Pacific Disaster Center.

Posted October 26, 2023

Earth

International Space Station (ISS)

Jasmin Moghbeli

Observing Storms from the International Space Station

While the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above Earth on Oct. 20, 2023, astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli snapped this image of a storm in the Arabian Sea, less than 700 miles off the coast of Oman. In addition to photographing our planet from the space station, NASA also observes Earth with satellites. These satellites collect […]

Posted October 24, 2023

Earth

Earth Science

Earth's Atmosphere

Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO)

A Tale of Three Pollutants

Freight, smoke, and ozone impact the health of both Chicago residents and communities downwind. A NASA-led mission looks to help by mapping air pollutants at a neighborhood scale.

Posted October 24, 2023

2023 Solar Eclipse

Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR)

Earth

Solar Eclipses

The Moon Casts a Shadow

NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) captured the lunar shadow during the Oct. 14 annular solar eclipse. The sensor provides frequent global views of Earth from its position at Lagrange Point 1, a gravitationally stable point between the Sun and Earth about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth.

Posted October 19, 2023

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite

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Earth Science

Oceans

Sea Ice

Weather and Atmospheric Dynamics

International Ocean Satellite Monitors How El Niño Is Shaping Up

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the latest satellite contributing to a 30-year sea level record that researchers are using to compare this year’s El Niño with those of the past. Not all El Niño events are created equal. Their impacts vary widely, and satellites like the U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich help anticipate those impacts on a […]

Posted October 18, 2023

Earth

International Space Station (ISS)

Seeing Baja California Sur From Space

The crew of the International Space Station saw this view of the north coast of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur as the space station orbited 258 miles above on Oct. 14, 2023. In 24 hours, the space station makes 16 orbits of Earth, traveling through 16 sunrises and sunsets. The station’s orbital path […]

Posted October 17, 2023

Climate Change

Earth

Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA September 2023 Temperature Data Shows Continued Record Warming

Continuing the temperature trend from this summer, September 2023 was the hottest September on record, according to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). The month also set the record for the highest temperature anomaly – the largest difference from the long-term average.

Posted October 13, 2023

General

Citizen Science

Earth

Opportunities For Students to Get Involved

Opportunities For U.S. Citizens to Get Involved

Prizes, Challenges & Crowdsourcing

NASA’s Global Science Hackathon Attracts Thousands of Participants

More than 50,000 participants have registered for the 2023 NASA Space Apps Challenge Saturday, Oct. 7, to Sunday, Oct. 8, which is the largest annual worldwide hackathon.

Posted October 6, 2023