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Nighttime view of Hurricane Ida making landfall in Louisiana on August 30, 2021, as seen by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite

Five Questions to Help You Understand Hurricanes and Climate Change

06.01.2022
What’s the recipe for hurricane formation, and how is the behavior of these storms changing as Earth’s long-term warming trend continues? NASA research answers these questions to help you understand how excess heat in Earth’s oceans is changing the way hurricanes form and evolve.
Satellite image of Hurricane Agatha

Hurricane Agatha Strikes Mexico

06.01.2022
In a potent start to the eastern Pacific hurricane season, the May storm brought torrential rain and fierce winds to Mexico’s Pacific Coast.
Map of trends in aerosols since 2002 as measured by Terra’s MODIS

How Aerosols Helped Untangle Carbon Monoxide Trends

05.27.2022
Short-lived aerosols from smoke helped researchers pinpoint some of the key processes drawing levels of carbon monoxide down.
Global map of anomalies in carbon monoxide column residuals

A Global Decline in Carbon Monoxide

05.26.2022
The widespread adoption of cleaner-burning technologies and declines in fire activity over the past two decades has drawn down global levels of the pollutant.
Employees from the JPSS and GOES-R programs pose for a group photo

JPSS and GOES-R Exhibit Ribbon Cutting

05.23.2022
On May 19, 2022, the Goddard Visitor Center held a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new exhibit by the JPSS and GOES-R Series programs. Located on the outer edge of the Rocket Garden, the exhibit features an abstract kinetic sculpture with three mirrored orbs, representing the Sun, Earth and the satellites, that are activated by the wind.
Earth Day 2022 Poser image

Join NASA's Earth Day Event

04.22.2022
Join us in person or virtually. Registration is open for virtual events.

The iconic “Earthrise” image of Earth appearing over the Moon’s horizon as seen from the Apollo 8 spacecraft, taken during a live broadcast with NASA astronauts from the lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1968.

NASA Celebrates Earth Day with Every #NASAEarthling

04.18.2022
NASA’s space exploration continues to inspire us to be better stewards of our planet and Earth Day is a great time to celebrate what we’ve done and can do to keep Earth everyone’s favorite planet in the universe.
Photo of Dr. Katherine Calvin

NASA Invites Media to 59th Annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium

03.16.2022
Media are invited to meet leaders in space exploration at the 59th annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium, taking place on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park, from March 23 to 25. Attendees also have the option to watch the symposium online.
Image depicting planetary boundary layer dynamics

NASA Develops Technology to Dissect the Lower Atmosphere

02.23.2022
Studying the lower atmosphere from space is a NASA priority, but there are significant challenges.
Still image from the CAMP2Ex exhibition video, illustrating data gathered during CAMP2Ex’s Research Flight 09.

NASA-supported Prototype Turns Earth Data into 3D Video Dashboard

01.31.2022
NASA field campaigns return vast troves of valuable data. Sometimes, however, processing so much raw information and related satellite imagery can slow the pace of scientific discovery. To combat that lag in output, researchers and programmers have developed a prototype 3D video dashboard for data from field campaigns...
NOAA-20 satellite image of dust from northwest Africa washed over the Canary Islands

Dust Storm Engulfs Canary Islands

01.20.2022
The event, known locally as “la calima,” turned skies orange and degraded air quality in Gran Canaria and neighboring islands.
Photo of Vice President Kamala Harris at NASA

One Year into the Biden Administration, NASA Looks to Future

01.19.2022
Over the past year, NASA has made valuable contributions to Biden-Harris Administration’s goals – leading on the global stage, addressing the urgent issue of climate change, creating high paying jobs, and inspiring future generations.
Image of SWOT satellite above Earth

NASA to Highlight New Science Findings, Missions During AGU Meeting

12.06.2021
NASA researchers and colleagues from around the world will present the latest findings on a range of Earth and space science topics at the annual American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting, being held virtually and in New Orleans from Monday, Dec.13, through Friday, Dec. 17.
Photo of Mariel Friberg on the bridge connecting to the Žofín Palace, the cultural hear of Prague in the Czech Republic, with a view of the Legion Bridge behind her.

Mariel Friberg Uses Satellite Data to Study Wildfires

11.23.2021
Mariel Friberg works in Goddard's Climate and Radiation Laboratory using satellite data to study new wildfire observations, providing helpful tools for wildfire models.
Image of Earth

Vice President Harris to Visit NASA Goddard Today, Deliver Live Remarks

11.05.2021
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland today, Nov. 5, to get a firsthand look at the agency’s work to combat the climate crisis and protect vulnerable communities.
Photo of students at a lecture

NASA Partnership Supports the Next Generation of Space and Science Professionals

11.03.2021
NASA's participation in the Mentoring365 program will provide connectivity and access to the next generation of space and science professionals.
Suomi NPP satellite image of dust over Greenland

Dust Storms in Greenland

10.27.2021
Large plumes of dust from the planet’s largest island are most common during the transition from summer to winter.
llustration of the ATMS instrument on the JPSS-2 satellite

The Most Important Instrument You’ve Never Heard of

10.07.2021
For a little-known satellite instrument, the microwave sounder has a major impact on our lives. These instruments feed the weather models that inform our daily forecasts and help us plan for extreme weather. And their long-term temperature records of our atmosphere have played a key role in helping scientists determine that humans ...
Artist concept of small stas in formation circling globe

NASA Works to Give Satellite Swarms a Hive Mind

09.01.2021
Swarms of small satellites could communicate amongst themselves to collect data on important weather patterns.
Image montage of smoke plumes from five fires burning in northern California

NASA’s MISR Instrument Sees California Wildfire Smoke Plumes From Space

08.24.2021
Smoke from several large wildfires burning in Northern California can be seen traveling miles into the atmosphere.
Animation of Northern Hemisphere noctilucent clouds

NASA Satellites See Upper Atmosphere Cooling and Contracting Due to Climate Change

06.30.2021
The sky isn't falling, but scientists have found that parts of the upper atmosphere are gradually contracting in response to rising human-produced greenhouse gas emissions. Combined data from three NASA satellites have produced a long-term record that reveals the mesosphere is cooling and contracting.
Photo of active smoke stack with outpouring smoke

NASA Helps Map Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Harmful Air Pollution

06.23.2021
For tiny airborne-particle pollution, known as PM 2.5, researchers using NASA data found that variability from meteorology obscured the lockdown signals when observed from space.
DSCOVR EPIC images of the change in Earth’s tilt between the December (left) and June (right) solstices

Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere

06.18.2021
June 20, 2021, marks the summer solstice—the beginning of astronomical summer—in the Northern Hemisphere.
Image of a new metasurface material developed by Harvard researchers to develop new lightweight polarimeters.

NASA Collaboration Using Harvard Technology Could Advance Earth Science from Orbit

06.09.2021
Measuring the polarization of scattered sunlight lets scientists extrapolate what is in the atmosphere.
A false-color composite image of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data from the European Space Agency Sentinel-1 satellite on April 12, 2021

Impacts to St. Vincent from the La Soufrière Volcano Eruption

06.02.2021
In early April, the La Soufrière volcano on the island of Saint Vincent violently erupted - the first major eruption since 1979. Researchers from the NASA Disasters program area, who have been monitoring the volcanic activity on Saint Vincent since January, used satellite data to observe impacts to the island and local communities.

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