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The Aquarius team released last September this first global map of ocean saltiness, a composite of the first two and a half weeks of data since the instrument became operational on August 25.

NASA's Aquarius Sees Salty Shifts

02.27.2013
Aquarius, NASA’s first satellite instrument specifically built to study the salt content of ocean surface waters, has shown some remarkable variations in its first year of data.
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Reviewing Goddard's 2012 Highlights

12.28.2012
If NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center were to write a holiday letter, there would be no shortage of highlights to share. Gathered here are just a few of the shining moments from the Goddard 'household' in 2012.

NASA, AGU to Host NASA Social in San Francisco

11.14.2012
NASA and the American Geophysical Union are inviting social media followers to a unique behind-the-scenes NASA Social on Tuesday, Dec. 4, in San Francisco.
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Operation IceBridge Resumes Flights Over Antarctica

10.12.2012
Scientists and flight crew members with Operation IceBridge, NASA's airborne mission to study Earth's changing polar ice, are beginning another campaign over Antarctica.
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Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati to Discuss 'Looking Homeward Toward Earth: The Power of Perspective,' Oct. 16

10.11.2012
The public is invited to a free event on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the Library of Congress, Washington...
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Students Invited to Connect with Earth Explorers

10.03.2012
NASA Earth explorers will take students on virtual trips around the world to inspire them to pursue science, technology, engineering and math careers.
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Ocean Salinity Pathfinder Celebrates One Year in Orbit

06.11.2012
It's been a busy first year in space for Aquarius, NASA's pioneering instrument to measure ocean surface salinity from orbit.
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NASA Discovers Unprecedented Blooms of Ocean Plant Life

06.07.2012
Scientists have made a biological discovery in Arctic Ocean waters as dramatic and unexpected as finding a rain forest in the middle of a desert.
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Create NASA Earth Day Video, Win Seats to Launch

04.22.2012
To mark Earth Day 2012, we are again inviting you to create your own compelling video vision of NASA's exploration of Earth.
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Public Invited to Two Free Earth Day 2012 Events at NASA Goddard

04.16.2012
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. is hosting two free events on April 18 in celebration of Earth Day's forty-second anniversary.
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NASA Celebrates Earth Day 2012 in Washington Area

04.12.2012
NASA is taking part in the celebration of Earth Day's 42nd anniversary on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., from April 20 through April 22, 2012.
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Goddard Year in Review: Earth Science

12.16.2011
These stories, images and videos represent some of Goddard's 2011 Earth science highlights.
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Blogging about AGU

12.05.2011
Adam Voiland, of NASA's Earth Science News Team, is blogging from the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco the week of Dec. 5, 2011.

Asteroids, Mars and Drought Among NASA News Highlights at AGU

12.01.2011
NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the 2011 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union.
Complete list of NASA-related AGU news briefings
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NPP'S VIIRS Instrument Returns First Infrared Data

11.22.2011
The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) onboard NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite, NPP, acquired its first measurements on Nov. 21, 2011.
This global image shows the ATMS channel 18-microwave antenna temperature at 183.3 GHz on November 8, 2011.

NPP Satellite Acquires First ATMS Measurements

11.10.2011
The Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder (ATMS) on board NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite, NPP, acquired its first measurements on November 8, 2011.
Know Your Earth image of North America covered in snow

'Know Your Earth' 2.0

11.07.2011
Know Your Earth 2.0, Chicago, a collaboration among 12 of NASA’s Earth-observing satellite missions, is focusing on the “on-the-go” and “smart-technology” public in big cities...
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New Earth-Observing Satellite Launches

10.28.2011
The first Earth-observing satellite designed to measure both global climate changes and key weather variables launched shortly before 6 a.m. ET on Oct. 28. NPP will provide scientists with data to extend more than 30 key long-term datasets.
Artist's rendering of NPP in orbit

Earth-Observing Satellite Prepping for Launch

10.26.2011
NASA is planning an Oct. 28 launch of the first Earth-observing satellite to measure both global climate changes and key weather variables. NPP will provide scientists with data to extend more than 30 key long-term datasets.
Photo of NPP satellite in clean room before launch

NASA Readies New Type of Earth-Observing Satellite for Launch

10.12.2011
NASA is planning an Oct. 27 launch of the first Earth-observing satellite to measure both global climate changes and key weather variables.
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Earth Science Week: 2011

10.07.2011
Earth Science Week: 2011's theme is 'Our Ever-Changing Earth.' NASA offers a variety of multimedia products and educational activities designed to improve understanding of the natural processes that shape our planet.
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NASA Announces News Briefing on Next Earth Science Launch

10.05.2011
NASA will hold a news briefing on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 1 p.m. EDT, on the agency's next Earth-observing satellite mission, the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP), scheduled to launch on Oct. 27 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
First global map of the salinity of Earth's ocean surface

Aquarius Yields NASA's First Global Map of Ocean Salinity

09.22.2011
NASA's new Aquarius instrument has produced its first global map of the salinity of the ocean surface, providing an early glimpse of the mission's anticipated discoveries.
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Cruising the Chesapeake for Water and Air Quality

09.08.2011
A NASA-led team of scientists took to the Chesapeake Bay this summer to determine how to study water and air quality in coastal regions from space.
Artist concept of Aquarius spacecraft in orbit

Aquarius Makes First Ocean Salt Measurements

09.01.2011
NASA's Aquarius instrument has successfully completed its commissioning phase and is now "tasting" the saltiness of Earth's ocean surface.
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