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An unusual boost in plant productivity can foreshadow severe soil water loss. NASA satellites are following the clues. Flaring up rapidly and with little warning, the drought that gripped much of the United States in the summer of 2012 was one of the most extensive the country had seen since the yearslong Dust Bowl of […]

Posted May 14, 2024

NASA’s DC-8 to Fly Low Altitude Over Pocatello, Idaho, for Final Flight

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft will fly at low altitude over Pocatello, Idaho, and surrounding areas during its final flight from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, to Idaho State University.

Posted May 14, 2024

NASA’s DC-8 to Fly Low Altitude Over San Jose, California, for Final Flight

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft will fly at low altitude over San Jose and surrounding areas during its final flight from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, to Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho.

Posted May 14, 2024

NASA’s DC-8 to Fly Low Altitude Over Palmdale, California, for Final Flight

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft will fly at low altitude over Palmdale, California, and surrounding areas during its final flight from NASA’s Armstrong’s Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, to Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho.

Posted May 14, 2024

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NASA Teammates Recall Favorite Memories Aboard Flying Laboratory

After flying more than three decades and 158 science campaigns, just one flight remains.

Posted May 14, 2024

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NASA Names Deputy Station Manager, Operations Integration Manager

NASA selected Dina Contella as the deputy program manager and Bill Spetch as the operations integration manager for the agency’s International Space Station Program, effective Sunday, June 2.

Posted May 14, 2024

General

What Is… Earth’s Atmosphere?

When we talk about the Earth’s Atmosphere, what do we mean? Imagine a layer cake, wrapping around the Earth. That is essentially what the Earth’s atmosphere is like: layers upon layers of gas surrounding the Earth, working to protect the planet. We asked Rei Ueyama, an atmospheric scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, to explain […]

Posted May 14, 2024

Auroras

Solar Flares

Aurora over Idaho

The aurora paints the sky near Malad City, Idaho, red, purple, and green in this May 11, 2024, image. This aurora was sparked by multiple eruptions of solar material—called coronal mass ejections—colliding with Earth’s magnetic field.

Posted May 14, 2024

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Aeronautics

Climate Change

Earth

Earth Science

Earth's Atmosphere

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Science in the Air

Science Mission Directorate

Meet NASA Women Behind World’s Largest Flying Laboratory

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft – the world’s largest flying science laboratory – began its science missions in 1987 and since then, has flown in service of the science community over places like Antarctica, Greenland, and Thailand. Aircraft like the DC-8 have enabled scientists to ask questions about life on Earth and explore them in a way […]

Posted May 13, 2024

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Technology Transfer

Technology Transfer & Spinoffs

Tech Today: A NASA-Inspired Bike Helmet with Aerodynamics of a Jet

Before the U.S. Cycling Federation adopted a requirement for all bike racers to wear helmets in 1986, most people rode without one. The only helmet options at the time drew rider complaints for being too hot and heavy. But, with a bit inspiration from a NASA aircraft wing design used during World War II, more […]

Posted May 13, 2024