Earth's Atmosphere

NASA, NOAA Rank 2025 Ozone Hole as 5th Smallest Since 1992

The ozone hole over the Antarctic was small in 2025 compared to previous years and remains on track to recover later this century. The hole this year was the fifth smallest since 1992, the year a landmark international agreement to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals began to take effect.

Posted November 24, 2025

Aerosols

Earth

Earth's Atmosphere

Video Series

Inside the Visualization: Aerosols

NASA uses satellites, ground measurements, and powerful computer models to track tiny particles floating in our air called aerosols.

Posted September 26, 2025

ISS Research

Earth Science

Earth's Atmosphere

International Space Station (ISS)

Studying Storms from Space Station

Science in Space June 2025 Scientists use instruments on the International Space Station to study phenomena in Earth’s ionosphere or upper atmosphere including thunderstorms, lightning, and transient luminous events (TLEs).

Posted June 12, 2025

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Airborne Science

C-20A

Earth Science

Earth's Atmosphere

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Science Mission Directorate

NASA Tracks Snowmelt to Improve Water Management

As part of a science mission tracking one of Earth’s most precious resources – water – NASA’s C-20A aircraft conducted a series of seven research flights in March that can help researchers track the process and timeline as snow melts and transforms into a freshwater resource.

Posted April 25, 2025

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Airborne Science

Earth Science

Earth Science Technology Office

Earth's Atmosphere

ER-2

Goddard Space Flight Center

Testing in the Clouds: NASA Flies to Improve Satellite Data

In February, NASA’s ER-2 science aircraft flew instruments designed to improve satellite data products and Earth science observations. From data collection to processing, satellite systems continue to advance, and NASA is exploring how instruments analyzing clouds can improve data measurement methods.

Posted April 17, 2025

Climate Change

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Earth's Atmosphere

Greenhouse Gases

NASA Data Supports Everglades Restoration

Florida’s coastal wetlands face new threats as sea levels and temperatures climb. NASA’s BlueFlux Campaign is developing a new, satellite-based data product that could shape efforts to protect their future.

Posted March 14, 2025

Climate Change

Earth

Earth's Atmosphere

Greenhouse Gases

NASA Researchers Study Coastal Wetlands, Champions of Carbon Capture

In the Florida Everglades, NASA’s BlueFlux Campaign investigates the relationship between tropical wetlands and greenhouse gases.

Posted March 13, 2025

Earth Science

Airborne Science

Armstrong Flight Research Center

B200

Earth Science Technology Office

Earth's Atmosphere

General

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA Uses New Technology to Understand California Wildfires

The January wildfires in California devastated local habitats and communities. In an effort to better understand wildfire behavior, NASA scientists and engineers tried to learn from the events by testing new technology.

Posted March 1, 2025

Armstrong Flight Research Center

C-20A

Earth Science

Earth's Atmosphere

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA’s C-20A Studies Extreme Weather Events

On a changing planet, where phenomena like severe hurricanes, landslides, and wildfires are becoming more severe, scientists need data to assess and model disaster impacts and to potentially make predictions about hazards.

Posted December 4, 2024

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Airborne Science

Earth Science

Earth's Atmosphere

ER-2

PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem)

Science Mission Directorate