Earth's Atmosphere

Jason-CS (Continuity of Service) / Sentinel-6
Earth Science Division
Earth's Atmosphere
Extreme Weather Events
Hurricanes & Typhoons
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Natural Disasters
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite
Sentinel-6B
Water on Earth
Weather and Atmospheric Dynamics
Last November, NASA and its European partners launched the Sentinel-6B satellite to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure, and benefit commercial industries, including shipping. The satellite now is flying 30 seconds behind its predecessor, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich.
Posted September 9, 2026
Droughts
Earth
Earth's Atmosphere
Goddard Space Flight Center
Water on Earth
NASA Earth science data is supporting machine-learning forecasts that inform decisions about water, power, and public safety in Washington state.
Posted August 20, 2026
MAIA (Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols)
Earth
Earth Science
Earth's Atmosphere
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
A NASA-funded air pollution monitoring network has provided one of the most detailed long-term views yet of the role of black carbon, or soot produced by fires, diesel vehicles, and other combustion sources, in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.
Posted August 17, 2026
Airborne Science
Earth
Earth's Atmosphere
Goddard Space Flight Center
Oceans
The gusty wind didn’t make it easy to hold tight to a balloon so large. The balloon, a scientific instrument called an ozonesonde, was about to be released into the atmosphere above the Texas Gulf Coast by students from NASA’s SARP (Student Airborne Research Program), which concluded its summer session July 27. The balloon’s job […]
Posted July 30, 2026
Air Quality
Earth
Earth's Atmosphere
Goddard Space Flight Center
Human Dimensions
Wildfires
Over the last decade, wildfires have worsened ground-level ozone pollution across much of the contiguous United States, creating unhealthy air far from active flames.
Posted June 4, 2026
Artemis 2
Earth Observatory
Earth's Atmosphere
Sun-Earth Interactions
An astronaut’s photo, taken en route to the Moon, reveals our planet and its place in space in a novel way.
Posted June 4, 2026
Aqua
Earth Observatory
Earth's Atmosphere
Hurricanes & Typhoons
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
Satellites observed striking upper-atmosphere phenomena generated by an intensifying tropical cyclone.
Posted June 1, 2026
Clouds
Earth Observatory
Earth's Atmosphere
Valley fog gathered in the Victorian Alps while an arch-shaped cloud drifted across Port Phillip Bay.
Posted May 12, 2026
Langley Research Center
Airborne Science
Earth
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
Earth's Atmosphere
General
Science Mission Directorate
NASA’s Boeing 777 has returned to the agency’s fleet after undergoing heavy structural modifications as it transforms from a giant passenger plane into the agency’s next-generation airborne science laboratory.
Posted April 22, 2026
Earth
Earth's Atmosphere
Goddard Space Flight Center
Ozone Layer
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
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