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ICESat-2 Resumes Data Collection After Solar Storms
2024.07.02
NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite returned to science mode on June 21 UTC, after solar storms in May caused its height-measuring instrument to go into a safe hold. The ICESat-2 team restarted the mission’s instrument, a lidar called the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS), which is once again collecting precise data on the height of Earth’s ice, water, forests and land cove
Social Media: Anthony Mackie Asks NASA About Ocean Science
2024.06.20
Anthony Mackie (NatGeo host and part of the MCU!) asks NASA about Ocean science.
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ICESat-2, in Safe Hold From Solar Storms, to Return Mid-June
2024.06.11
After going into a safe hold on May 10 due to impacts from the strongest solar storm to hit Earth in two decades, the lidar instrument on NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite is scheduled to resume collecting data around June 17. The storm did not cause any detectable damage to the satellite or its instrument.
Landsat Science News Digest Available
2024.05.17
The Landsat Science News Digest newsletter curates the latest Landsat news, EO images, outreach activities, and Landsat-related publications all in one place. Sign up here to join the mailing list.
Earthdata Article Highlights Gupta's Work
2024.05.16
Dr. Pawan Gupta, an expert on India's air pollution, is featured in the Earthdata article "Tracking India's Air Quality." The article highlights how NASA data is being used to assess air quality across India to promote environmental justice.
NASA Partners with Department of State for Air Quality Tool
2024.05.10
During Air Quality Awareness Week, the U.S. Department of State released a new, machine learning-powered particulate air pollution forecast in the ZephAir web version for all cities that host a U.S. diplomatic mission worldwide. This forecast tool was developed by Pawan Gupta (618) and his team through NASA's Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team (HAQAST) and Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG). Congratulations on this achievement!
Morton Named a 2023 Arthur S. Flemming Award Recipient
2024.05.10
Congratulations to Dr. Doug Morton for his 2023 Arthur S. Fleming Award. Named in honor of Arthur S. Flemming, awardees are recognized for excellence in federal service. Dr. Morton, of NASA Goddard's Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, was recognized in the category of Applied Science and Engineering. Dr. Morton is being recognized for his leadership in the development of remote-sensing techniques as well as technologies for the detection, monitoring, and study of forest dynamics, fires, and the carbon cycle.
Notes from the Field: Springtime in the Deciduous Forest
2024.05.06
On a blustery March morning, Petya Campbell (618/UMBC) stood atop a 204-foot-tall tower and looked across the waving canopy of the leafless deciduous forest at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland...
Colorado River Water Accounting
2024.04.30
“Meat of the Matter: Colorado River Over-Consumed," written by Laura Rocchio (618/SSAI), was published to the Landsat Science website. The story details a new, exhaustive, and Landsat-informed water accounting for the Colorado River Basin conducted by Richter et al., 2024. The largest consumptive use of Colorado River’s water was found to be for cattle feed.
Earth Day Toolkit Available
2024.04.18
NASA’s fleet of satellites see the whole Earth, every day. This year, you can celebrate Earth Day with NASA wherever you are! Host your own Earth Day event—supported by NASA science—with activities, demonstrations, handouts, posters, videos, and more.
Feldman Discusses Satellites and Forests
2024.04.03
Andrew Feldman (618/UMD) was interviewed for a Science magazine article about using field global navigation satellite system (GNSS) sensors to study plant water stress.
Voices in the Field with Dr. Rachel Tilling
2024.04.01
Dr. Rachel Tilling (615/UMD) was featured in the ICESat-2 Mission’s “Voices in the Field” series. In the feature, Dr. Tilling shares her story at sea (ice), where she and her team take measurements to compare with satellite data. Dr. Tilling recalled her time in the field where she met penguins, camped on the ice, and slept in three sleeping bags to stave off the cold.
SED Scientists on Chasing the Eclipse
2024.03.29
Tom Colligan (618/UMD) and Jie Gong (613) discussed their work detecting atmospheric gravity waves during a total solar eclipse with NPR's podcast The Pulse.
PACE Data Webinar Registration Open
2024.03.13
Ready to work with data from the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission? Join members of NASA’s Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center (OB.DAAC) on Wednesday, March 27 at 2:00 PM ET (-0400 UTC), to learn how to discover, access, and use PACE data at OB.DAAC. Registration for this Earthdata webinar is open to everyone.
Notes From the Field Blog: Grounding Perspectives
2024.02.13
Scientists and disaster risk-reduction practitioners visited Nepal to view major landslide sites and better understand what satellite data reveal about the landscape.
PACE Mission Blog: Liftoff! NASA’s Earth Science Mission Launches Into Space Coast Sky
2024.02.08
3, 2, 1 … LIFTOFF! A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 1:33 a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 8.
PACE Mission Blog: Signal Acquired -- NASA’s PACE Spacecraft Begins Its Science Mission
2024.02.08
NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft has successfully made contact with ground stations back on Earth providing teams with early readings of its overall status, health, operation, and capabilities postlaunch.
Notes from the Field: Little Things Make a Big Difference
2024.02.07
Individual bits of tiny living beings and inanimate particles are too small for your eye to see. But when billions to trillions of them aggregate in one place, they can make a vast difference in life on Earth.
PACE Mission Blog: Weather Clears for PACE Launch
2024.02.07
Launch weather officers with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict 95% favorable weather conditions for the launch of NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The team is targeting liftoff at 1:33 a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 8, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Space in Florida.
PACE Mission Blog: Weather Delays Launch of NASA’s PACE Mission
2024.02.07
NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the Wednesday, Feb. 7 launch of the agency’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission due to unfavorable weather conditions. NASA and SpaceX are now targeting launch at 1:33 a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 8, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
PACE Mission Blog: Weather 50% For Launch of NASA’s Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate Mission
2024.02.06
Launch weather officers with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict 50% favorable weather conditions for the launch of NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
PACE Mission Blog: Weather 40% Favorable for Tuesday PACE Mission Launch
2024.02.05
Launch weather officers with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 40% chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch of NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission at 1:33 a.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 6, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
PACE Mission Blog: Weather Delays Launch of NASA’s Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate Mission
2024.02.05
NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the Tuesday, Feb. 6 launch of the agency’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission due to unfavorable weather conditions. NASA and SpaceX are now targeting launch at 1:33 a.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 7, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
PACE Mission Blog: Why the PACE team is nocturnal this week
2024.02.05
There’s a good reason why NASA’s PACE satellite is launching in the early morning hours. Late tonight, I’ll venture out in the chilly Merritt Island air to catch a glimpse of a historic sight.
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