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Earth
Ice & Glaciers
Arctic sea ice retreated to near-historic lows in the Northern Hemisphere this summer, likely melting to its minimum extent for the year on Sept.11, 2024, according to researchers at NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The decline continues the decades-long trend of shrinking and thinning ice cover in the Arctic Ocean. […]
Posted September 24, 2024
Climate Change
Earth
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Oceans
Sea Level Rise
USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Designed to be user-friendly, the resource contains the latest sea level data, explainers, and other information from several U.S. agencies. The U.S. Interagency Task Force on Sea Level Change launched the U.S. Sea Level Change website on Monday, Sept. 23.
Posted September 24, 2024
Aqua
Benefits Back on Earth
Earth
Earth's Atmosphere
Goddard Space Flight Center
Terra
United States embassies and consulates, along with American citizens traveling and living abroad, now have a powerful tool to protect against polluted air, thanks to a collaboration between NASA and the U.S. State Department. Since 2020, ZephAir has provided real-time air quality data for about 75 U.S. diplomatic posts.
Posted September 20, 2024
Earth
Earth Observatory
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this view of peak fall foliage around Ottawa, Canada on Oct. 14, 2020.
Posted September 16, 2024
For Educators
Aerosols
Climate Change
Clouds
Earth
Earth's Atmosphere
For Kids and Students
Grades 5 - 8
Grades 5 - 8 for Educators
Grades 9 - 12
Grades 9-12 for Educators
Grades K - 4
Grades K - 4 for Educators
Learning Resources
NASA STEM Projects
Partner with NASA STEM
Space Grant
STEM Engagement at NASA
As students head back to school, teachers have a new tool that brings NASA satellite data down to their earthly classrooms. For over 50 years of observing Earth, NASA’s satellites have collected petabytes of global science data (that’s millions and millions of gigabytes) – with even more terabytes more coming in by the day. Since 2004, […]
Posted September 16, 2024
Earth
Climate Change
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Goddard Space Flight Center
The agency also shared new state-of-the-art datasets that allow scientists to track Earth’s temperature for any month and region going back to 1880 with greater certainty.
Posted September 11, 2024
People of Goddard
Earth
For Colleges & Universities
Goddard Space Flight Center
Ice & Glaciers
Learning Resources
People of NASA
Linette Boisvert turned a childhood love of snow into a career as a sea ice scientist studying climate change.
Posted September 10, 2024
SmallSats Program
Earth
Earth Observatory
NASA Headquarters
Planetary Science Division
Science Mission Directorate
NASA has selected eight companies for a new award to help acquire Earth observation data and provide related services for the agency.
Posted September 6, 2024
Earth
Airborne Science
Goddard Space Flight Center
PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem)
From sea to sky to orbit, a range of vantage points allow NASA Earth scientists to collect different types of data to better understand our changing planet. Collecting them together, at the same place and the same time, is an important step used to verify the accuracy of satellite data. NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean […]
Posted September 4, 2024
PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment)
Climate Change
Earth
Earth Science
Polar
The PREFIRE mission will help develop a more detailed understanding of how much heat the Arctic and Antarctica radiate into space and how this influences global climate. NASA’s newest climate mission has started collecting data on the amount of heat in the form of far-infrared radiation that the Arctic and Antarctic environments emit to space. […]
Posted September 3, 2024
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