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GEOS5 global image of Dust Aerosol Optical Thickness

A Dust Plume to Remember

07.01.2020
While dust routinely blows across the Atlantic Ocean, scientists rarely see plumes as large and dense with particles as the one that darkened Caribbean skies in June 2020.
Terra satellite false-color image of a volcano track near Mount Michael

Volcanic Emissions Can Change Clouds

06.23.2020
The volcanoes of the remote South Sandwich Islands make an ideal natural laboratory for studying how airborne particles alter clouds.
Map depicting Dust Aerosol Optical Thickness from GEOS-5 model

Dust Traverses the Atlantic Ocean

06.20.2020
A tremendous plume of dust from North Africa drifts toward the Caribbean and contiguous United States.
Maps depicting the average cloud droplet concentrations from 2003 to 2015 during the cloudiest months for the southeast Atlantic Ocean region (September, October, and November).

Cloud Changes in Busy Ship Corridors

06.09.2020
Ship emissions in the southeast Atlantic help create more reflective clouds that produce a local cooling effect.
Photo of Space Apps volunteer Katelyn Hertel at a Space Apps event in October 2019

Space Apps COVID-19 Hackathon Brings 15,000 Together Worldwide

06.09.2020
Poetry. Mobile apps to promote mental health. Rooftop gardening solutions. Drone delivery for food. These are just some of the projects participants dreamed up in the NASA Space Apps COVID-19 Challenge, a virtual global hackathon aimed at innovations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
HARP CubeSat first light capture on April 16, 2020 of the coastlines of Italy, Sardinia and southeastern Europe

Tiny NASA Satellite Captures First Image of Clouds and Aerosols

05.14.2020
The Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter (HARP) CubeSat achieved “first light” on April 17, 2020. The tiny satellite sent back its very first image over Europe with bright splashes of colors labeling clouds and aerosols, tiny particles in the atmosphere.
Image depicting March 2020 levels of nitrogen dioxide in the northeast U.S

NASA Funds Four Research Projects on COVID-19 Impacts

05.13.2020
Through its Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science (RRNES) initiative, NASA is providing funding for selected, rapid-turnaround projects that make innovative use of satellite data and other NASA resources to address the different environmental, economic and societal impacts of the pandemic.
Images of aerosol levels over India across 2016-2020

Airborne Particle Levels Plummet in Northern India

04.21.2020
Satellite data show that aerosol levels have dropped significantly since the COVID-19 lockdown began.
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NASA Awards Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 Contract

04.20.2020
NASA awarded a contract to the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics for TSIS-2.
2020 NASA Earth Day 50th Anniversary poster.

#EarthDayAtHome with NASA

04.16.2020
Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, people around the world marked the first Earth Day. Thousands gathered to raise awareness about the importance of protecting our beautiful planet for future generations.
Landsat 8 satellite image of Anak Krakatau

Violent Puffs from Krakatau

04.15.2020
The volcano has been erupting sporadically in 2020.
Earth Day at Home graphic

NASA Marks Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary with #EarthDayAtHome

04.10.2020
As the world observes the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22, NASA is highlighting the agency’s many contributions to sustaining and improving our home planet’s environment...
Logo grapic for NASA's Curious Universe

New NASA Podcast Helps Listeners Explore Our ‘Curious Universe’

04.06.2020
NASA’s newest podcast is taking listeners on an adventure to explore the wonders of Earth and help unravel the mysteries of the universe.
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NASA Science Keeps the Lights On

04.02.2020
Across NASA’s many missions, thousands of scientists, engineers, and other experts and professionals all over the country are doing what they do best, but now from home offices and via video conferencing. With most personnel supporting missions remotely to keep onsite staff at a minimal level in response to COVID-19, the Agency is moving ahead strongly with everything from space exploration to using our technology and innovation to help inform policy makers.
Image of the sun

Solar Energy Tracker Powers Down After 17 Years

03.20.2020
After nearly two decades, the Sun has set for NASA’s SOlar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE), a mission that continued and advanced the agency’s 40-year record of measuring solar irradiance and studying its influence on Earth’s climate.
Image of Robert Goddard at chalkboard with mathematical formulas

Statement on NASA Goddard’s Coronavirus Prep Actions

03.13.2020
Goddard has canceled all non-mission-essential visits to its facilities. Goddard also is closing its Visitor Centers at Greenbelt and at Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia.
Mosaic from Aqua and Suomi NPP satellites of weather front over United States

A Textbook Weather Front

03.09.2020
A cold front, warm front, and high-pressure system left their signatures in the clouds.
Global map depicting locations and dates of carbon monoxide observations that MLS made in January 2020.

Australian Smoke Plume Sets Records

02.03.2020
Potent wildfires sent one of the largest plumes of smoke higher into the stratosphere than certain satellites have ever observed.
Satellite image pf dist over the Taklamakan Desert

A Decline in Asian Dust

01.21.2020
Changing winds and more vegetation are probably contributing to the trend.
Maps depicting dust moving out from Africa and over the Atlantic Ocean from 2007–2016

A Dusty Journey

01.09.2020
Satellite observations show how far winds normally spread North African dust particles before rain and gravity pull them down to the ocean.
Image taken by NASA's Aqua satellite using the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) instrument on Jan. 05, 2020, showing smoke plumes reaching across the Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand.

Rains Bring Very Temporary Relief to Australia's Fires

01.06.2020
NASA satellite data continues to provide a look at the smoke and aerosols generated by the massive fires in Australia.
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite. Smoke has a tan color, while clouds are bright white.

Thick Smoke Blankets Southeastern Australia

01.03.2020
In this MODIS image taken on January 1, 2020, thick smoke blankets southeastern Australia, including the states of New South Wales and Victoria, from the continuing intense bushfires.
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NASA Highlights Solar Mission, Jupiter Cyclone at AGU Meeting

12.05.2019
NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Dec. 9-13 in San Francisco.
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Atmospheric Scientist Sergey Korkin Writes Algorithms to Simulate Instruments Findings

12.03.2019
Atmospheric Scientist Sergey Korkin writes algorithms that help scientists understand air quality.
Aqua satellite natural-color image of smoke plumes from New South Wales and Queensland

Aussie Smoke Plumes Crossing Oceans

11.21.2019
As fires continue to rage in southern and eastern Australia, the smoke has risen high and far across the atmosphere.
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