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Hurricane Beryl Hurtles into the Caribbean
2024.07.01
The powerful Category 4 storm made landfall in the Grenadine Islands on July 1.
NASA, SpaceX Launch NOAA’s Latest Weather Satellite
2024.06.25
NASA successfully launched the fourth and final satellite in a series of advanced weather satellites for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) at 5:26 p.m. EDT Tuesday.
NASA Sets Launch Coverage for NOAA Weather Satellite
2024.06.18
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) mission. The two-hour launch window opens at 5:16 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 25, for the satellite’s launch.
NASA-Led Mission to Map Air Pollution Over Both U.S. Coasts
2024.06.14
This summer between June 17 and July 2, NASA will fly aircraft over Baltimore, Philadelphia, parts of Virginia, and California to collect data on air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions.
The campaign supports the NASA Student Airborne Research Program for undergraduate interns.
Rainfall Breaks Records in Florida
2024.06.13
Moisture-laden tropical air brought intense downpours and flooding to the southern part of the state.
PACE Celebrates National Ocean Month With Colorful Views of the Planet
2024.06.07
What do you give to an ocean that has everything? This year, for National Ocean Month, NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite— is gifting us a unique look at our home planet. The visualizations created with data from the satellite, which launched on Feb. 8, are already enhancing the ways that we view our seas and skies.
NASA Scientists Take to the Seas to Study Air Quality
2024.06.06
Satellites continuously peer down from orbit to take measurements of Earth, and this week a group of scientists set sail to verify some of those data points.
NASA Mission Flies Over Arctic to Study Sea Ice Melt Causes
2024.05.31
To explore factors contributing to sea ice melt, NASA is flying two aircraft equipped with scientific instruments over the Arctic Ocean north of Greenland this summer
Hurricane Season Begins
2024.05.31
June 1 marks the beginning of the 2024 hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean. NASA observes and studies hurricanes from space, both with views from the space station and with satellites.
NASA Releases New High-Quality, Near Real-Time Air Quality Data
2024.05.30
NASA has made new data available that can provide air pollution observations at unprecedented resolutions – down to the scale of individual neighborhoods. The near real-time data comes from the agency’s TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) instrument.
Dusty Spring in the Tarim Basin
2024.05.21
Strong winds kicked up sand and dust from China’s vast Taklimakan Desert.
Floods Engulf Porto Alegre
2024.05.09
Torrential rains have unleashed widespread and destructive flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state.
Sierra Snowpack Springs Back
2024.05.07
A May storm dumped over two feet of snow in one day on parts of the California mountain range.
NASA’s ORCA, AirHARP Projects Paved Way for PACE to Reach Space
2024.04.26
It took the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission just 13 minutes to reach low-Earth orbit. It took a network of scientists at NASA and research institutions around the world more than 20 years to carefully craft and test the novel instruments that allow PACE to study the ocean and atmosphere with unprecedented clarity.
A Blanket of Ash from Ruang
2024.04.24
The powerful eruption lofted ash high into the atmosphere and spread tephra and other volcanic debris across the small island in Indonesia.
NASA’s CloudSat Ends Mission Peering Into the Heart of Clouds
2024.04.23
CloudSat, a NASA mission that peered into hurricanes, tallied global snowfall rates, and achieved other weather and climate firsts, has ended its operations. Originally proposed as a 22-month mission, the spacecraft was recently decommissioned after almost 18 years observing the vertical structure and ice/water content of clouds.
NASA Selects New Aircraft-Driven Studies of Earth and Climate Change
2024.04.19
NASA has selected six new airborne missions that include domestic and international studies of fire-induced clouds, Arctic coastal change, air quality, landslide hazards, shrinking glaciers, and emissions from agricultural lands.
NASA’s PACE Data on Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate Now Available
2024.04.11
NASA is now publicly distributing science-quality data from its newest Earth-observing satellite, providing first-of-their-kind measurements of ocean health, air quality, and the effects of a changing climate. The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite was launched on Feb. 8, and has been put through several weeks of in-orbit testing of the spacecraft and instruments to ensure […]
Total Solar Eclipse Darkens North America
2024.04.10
Satellites gathered striking views of the Moon’s shadow from above as observers on the ground were awed by the Sun’s corona.
Hazy Skies in a Growing City
2024.04.08
Chiang Mai, a city in northern Thailand popular with tourists, faces seasonal spikes in air pollution.
Blowing in the Patagonian Wind
2024.04.05
Strong winds that race across Lago Colhué Huapi have exposed ancient artifacts amid the dusty surface.
Grappling with Thailand’s Seasonal Haze
2024.04.01
NASA scientists are part of an international effort to collect air quality data in Southeast Asia.
Desert Dust Envelops Portugal and Spain
2024.03.27
Skies turned orange and snowy slopes were stained brown as Saharan dust reached Europe.
Early Adopters of NASA’s PACE Data to Study Air Quality, Ocean Health
2024.03.25
From the atmosphere down to the surface of the ocean, data from NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) satellite benefits ecosystems, human health, and underrepresented communities.
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