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Global map of global hydroxyl production

Detergent-like Molecule Recycles Itself in Atmosphere

12.08.2018
Hydroxyl radicals are critical for offsetting concentrations of methane in the air.
Photo of clouds over ocean

Greenhouse Gas ‘Detergent’ Recycles Itself in Atmosphere: NASA Study

11.30.2018
A tiny compound in the atmosphere that acts as a 'detergent' to breakdown methane and other greenhouse gases has been found to recycle itself to maintain a steady global presence in the face of rising emissions.
Suomi NPP satellite image of levels of ozone from the ongoing California fires

California Fires Smoke Spews Aerosols Into an Already Saturated Sky

11.16.2018
New research using data collected during NASA airborne science campaigns shows how smoke from wildfires worldwide could impact the atmosphere and climate much more than previously thought.
Comparison image maps of ozone hole in September 2000 and October 2018

Ozone Hole is Big, But Tempered by CFC Reductions

11.14.2018
The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica was slightly above average size in 2018, but smaller than expected for the weather conditions.
Thumbnail image from a NASA supercomputing simulation

NASA Brings its Science and Supercomputing Advances to SC18

11.05.2018
From designing rocket launch pad components and safer rotorcraft to improving flood and drought forecasts to modeling the formation of planetary disks, NASA will highlight supercomputing advances at SC18, the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, Nov. 12 to 15 in Dallas.
Image of Ozone hole on October 24, 2018

Ozone Hole Modest Despite Optimum Conditions for Ozone Depletion

11.02.2018
Declining levels of ozone-depleting chemicals in the Antarctic stratosphere helped keep the ozone hole that forms over the continent each September at slightly above average size in 2018, NOAA and NASA scientists reported today.
Map of fires in India detected by Suomi NPP satellite during a 48-hour period from October 30 to November 1.

Smokier and Smokier Skies in India

11.02.2018
Since 2003, the number of November crop fires in northern India has increased significantly.
Technologists integrate a Goddard-developed instrument into Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) CubeSat bus.

NASA Team Demonstrates “Science on a Shoestring” with Greenhouse Gas-Measuring Instrument

08.14.2018
A novel instrument that has already proven its mettle on field campaigns will attempt to measure atmospheric greenhouse gases from an occultation-viewing, low-Earth-orbiting CubeSat mission called Mini-Carb early next year — marking the first time this type of instrument has flown in space.
Landsat 8 satellite image of a dense column of smoke topped by a pyrocumulus cloud over the Ranch fire

Smoke Plumes Tower Over California

08.09.2018
Several fires are spreading noxious gases and particles across the state—and to a lesser degree much of the country.
Photo of two Science Jamboree participants talking at display

NASA Goddard’s Science Jamboree Connects Disciplines and Interns

07.26.2018
The Goddard Science Jamboree provides an opportunity for interns and senior scientists alike to learn more about the science happening in other disciplines in one room.
Photo of NASA Goddard's Peter Pantina, left, and Langley's Laura Judd making final checks before a flight.

NASA Joins Effort to Sniff Out Ozone in the Northeast

06.25.2018
A scientific investigation is looking into how troublesome ozone forms and how it's being transported around the Long Island Sound.
Suomi NPP satellite image of dust over India

Hazardous Pre-Monsoon Dust Pollution

06.19.2018
The most intense dust storms usually occur just before monsoon season. But this year has been worse than usual.
Photo of Atlantic ocean near Ascension Island, with haze from African fires during ATom’s February, 2017

Cloudy with a Chance of Chemistry

05.09.2018
The most important question at the daily briefing for NASA’s Atmospheric Tomography, or ATom, mission is: What are we flying through next?
Still from visualization depicting the correlation and lag time of surface soil moisture following precipitation events over Australia, India, and the United States.

NASA Scientist to Discuss 'Mapping the Blue Marble: Using Space-Based Observations for Improved Global Water Security and Sustainability' at Library of Congress Lecture

05.08.2018
The public is invited to a free talk called 'Mapping the Blue Marble: Using Space-Based Observations for Improved Global Water Security and Sustainability,' with Dr. John Bolten.
Terra satellite image of hotspots of Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano eruption

NASA Satellite Images Show Fissures from Hawaii Volcano

05.07.2018
The eruption of Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii triggered a number of gas- and lava-oozing fissures in the East Riff Zone of the volcano.
Photo of Peter Pantina

Peter Pantina, Research Scientist, Sees Inside Clouds Around the World

05.07.2018
Peter Pantina see inside clouds around the world.
2020 Decadal Survey Missions: At a Glance

2020 Decadal Survey Missions: At a Glance

04.24.2018
Any telescope that reaches the launch pad in the 2030s likely will look much different than the concepts four teams are currently studying to inform the 2020 Decadal Survey for Astrophysics, but the studies do offer a roadmap.
NASA Teams Study the Agency’s Future in Astrophysics; Tackle Formidable Technology Challenges

NASA Teams Study the Agency’s Future in Astrophysics; Tackle Formidable Technology Challenges

04.24.2018
As in past decades, the agency won’t make that decision in a vacuum or without understanding the technical obstacles, which are formidable.
Photo of aircraft on tarmac at sunset

NASA's World Tour of the Atmosphere Reveals Surprises Along the Way

04.13.2018
The airborne Atmospheric Tomography world-wide survey has gotten an up close look at Earth's atmosphere.
Photo of the Jupiter-C rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying Explorer 1

Celebrating 60 Years of Groundbreaking U.S. Space Science

01.31.2018
Sixty years ago, the U.S. launched Explorer 1, rocketing into the Space Age.
Vintage JPL graphic celebrating Explorer 1 satellite

Explorer 1: The Beginning of American Space Science

01.23.2018
Sixty years ago, the hopes of Cold War America soared into the night sky as a rocket lofted skyward above Cape Canaveral, a soon-to-be-famous barrier island off the Florida coast.
Artist concept of GeoCarb over Earth

GeoCarb: A New View of Carbon Over the Americas

01.11.2018
A new NASA Earth satellite mission may transform our understanding of the global carbon cycle by mapping key carbon gases from a new vantage point: geostationary orbit.
Image of view of Earth's atmosphere from space

NASA Study: First Direct Proof of Ozone Hole Recovery Due to Chemicals Ban

01.04.2018
For the first time, direct observations of the Antarctic ozone hole show evidence of recovery due to the 1987 Montreal Protocol's ban on a class of potent, ozone-depleting chemicals.
Satellite image of fires across Africa, just south of the Sahara

Agricultural Fires in Africa Stretch the Whole of the Continent

12.28.2017
The VIIRS instrument on the Suomi NPP satellite collected this image which detected hundreds upon hundreds of fires burning in Central Africa. Most likely these fires are agricultural in nature.
Photo of NASA Goddard facilities

NASA Goddard Year in Review - 2017

12.20.2017
A look back at 2017 at NASA Goddard.
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