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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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NASA missions featured in NOVA: Earth From Space

02.13.2013
NASA Earth Science Missions are featured in a new NOVA program, "Earth From Space."
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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.
TRMM image of Cyclone Evan

NASA Satellite Finds an Unusually Tall Storm-cell in Cyclone Evan

12.19.2012
The TRMM satellite found an unusually tall towering thunderstorm in Cyclone Evan.
TRMM image of Cyclone Evan

A Need to Look Again: TRMM Satellite Observations of Tropical Cyclone Evan

12.17.2012
The radar on NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite had observed Tropical Cyclone Evan four times as of Sunday, Dec. 16, and two of those overflights merit a closer examination.
Still of 3-D image of Super Typhoon Bopha created using data from NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite on Dec. 2, 2012

Update: Typhoon Bopha (Western North Pacific Ocean)

12.05.2012
Typhoon Bopha proved deadly to residents in the Mindanao region of the Philippines after ravaging islands in Micronesia.
Artist concept of TRMM with mission logo

NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Turns 15

11.27.2012
When it rains it pours, goes the saying, and for the last 15 years, the data on tropical rainfall have poured in.

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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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.
A satellite-radar view of Hurricane Isaac’s hot towers acquired on August 28, 2012.

Discovering Hot Towers

09.19.2012
Two hours before Hurricane Isaac made landfall, a satellite orbiting hundreds of miles above the storm used a radar instrument to map the storm’s inner structure.
Galactic swirl of Isaac fills the Gulf of Mexico

Update 4 -- Hurricane Season 2012: Isaac (Atlantic Ocean)

08.31.2012
Isaac is weakening and dropping heavy rainfall along its slow path through the center of the U.S.
TRMM image of Vicente rainfall

Hurricane Season 2012: Vicente (Western North Pacific Ocean)

07.20.2012
NASA sees signs that a storm is strengthening in the North Pacific Ocean...
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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.
Artist's concept of Aqua in orbit

Aqua Satellite Celebrates 10th Anniversary

05.04.2012
The Aqua satellite mission has proved to be a major component of the Earth Observing System (EOS) for its ability to gather unprecedented amounts of information on Earth’s water cycle.
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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.
Cropped VIIRS image of Africa with sun glints

VIIRS Eastern Hemisphere Image – Behind the Scenes

02.02.2012
Responding to public demand, NASA scientists created a companion image to the wildly popular 'Blue Marble' released last week (January 25, 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
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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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.
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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