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Join NASA's Earth Day Event

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

Natural-color images acquired on March 3-8, 2022, by the HawkEye sensor aboard the SeaHawk cubesat

The Little Satellite That Could

04.18.2022
The SeaHawk satellite is both a throwback to a previous era and a glimpse of the future.
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.
SeaHawk satellite image of Strait of Dover

Churning Channel

04.05.2022
A nanosatellite gets a bird’s view of sediment and plankton near the Strait of Dover.
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.
Landsat 8 satellite image of the Manitoba Great Lakes

Ice Age Canadian Lakes

01.21.2022
The lakes, wetlands, and glacial landscape of Manitoba were shaped by glaciers and ice sheets.
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 depicting engineers integrating separate parts of the SWOT satellite into one in a clean room facility in Cannes, France.

One Year From Launch: US-European Satellite to Track World’s Water

11.22.2021
An international team of engineers and technicians has finished assembling a next-generation satellite that will make the first global survey of Earth’s surface water and study fine-scale ocean currents. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission is just a year out from launch, and the final set of tests on the spacecraft have started.
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.
Satellite image of Lake Erie

A Ship Graveyard in Lake Erie

10.25.2021
The shallowest of the Great Lakes has one of the greatest concentrations of shipwrecks in the world.
Satellite images of Michigan lakes

NASA Releases New Dataset of Cyanobacteria in Over 2,300 Lakes in the U.S.

10.19.2021
Lakes provide drinking water for people, habitat for plants and wildlife, and a place to fish, boat and swim. But the water can become harmful to humans, animals and the ecosystem when toxic algae called cyanobacteria reach abnormally high levels due to warm, nutrient-rich water conditions.
SeaHawk CubeSat natural-color image of algae in the Yellow Sea

Green Seaweed in the Yellow Sea

08.16.2021
In June 2021, algal slicks painted the waters green off Qingdao, China, during the region’s largest bloom on record.
Astronaut photo of clouds over water

Passing Clouds Cause Some Marine Animals to Make Mini-Migrations During the Day

08.10.2021
With data collected during the EXport Processes in the Ocean from Remote Sensing (EXPORTS) field campaign in 2018 to the Northeastern Pacific Ocean, scientists have now shown that some zooplankton living in the twilight zone of the ocean at depths greater than 300 meters swim up and down also in response to shifts in light due to cloud cover.
SeaHawk image of rock formations of Uluru and Kata-Tjuta

A Hawk’s Eye View of Australia’s Red Center

08.09.2021
Soils in the center of the continent—including those around the famous rock formations of Uluru and Kata-Tjuta—come in striking shades of red.
Screenshot of Feeding the Sea title slide

Feeding the Sea

08.06.2021
Phytoplankton fuel ocean life by feeding other plankton, fish, and ultimately bigger creatures.
Suomi NPP satellite image of 2019 phytoplankton bloom in Arabian Sea

An Upended Ecosystem in the Arabian Sea

08.05.2021
How can snow cover on the Himalayas influence the species that thrive in the ocean a thousand kilometers away?
Still from animation of Coastal North Queensland

Coastal North Queensland

07.22.2021
Tour the Australian state’s diverse landscapes and waterscapes.
Map of Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Tampa Bay

Algae Abound Along Florida Coast

07.19.2021
Tampa Bay is teeming with Karenia brevis months before it usually blooms.
Photo of speckle-skinned whale shark swimming through the ocean

Five Ways NASA Helps With Shark Conservation

07.14.2021
While scientists at our partner institutions are directly focusing on shark conservation, NASA's Earth-observing satellites collect key information about sharks' habitat – the ocean.
World Oceans Day logo

NASA Sees Our Ocean in Color for World Oceans Day

06.03.2021
Fact: Over 70 percent of our planet's oxygen is produced by the ocean.
Satellite image of phytoplankton bloom around the Canadian Maritime Provinces and Atlantic Ocean

Tracking Carbon from the Ocean Surface to the Twilight Zone

05.10.2021
A seaward journey funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation sets sail in the northern Atlantic for the month of May???the sequel to a complimentary, and yet contrasting, expedition that took place in the northern Pacific in 2018.
Landsat 8 satellite image of algal bloom in Lake Erie

Downstream Consequences: How NASA Satellites Track Harmful Algal Blooms

04.20.2021
Fertilizers used in farming contain high amounts of nutrients, such as phosphorous, to help crops grow. But these same nutrients can cause unwanted plant growth and potentially harm ecosystems miles away if agricultural runoff flows into nearby rivers, lakes, or coastal waters.
Blue marble image of Earth

NASA’s 2021 Virtual Earth Day Event – Online, April 21–24

04.13.2021
NASA’s 2021 Virtual Earth Day Event – Online, April 21–24 You’re invited to NASA’s 2021 Virtual Earth Day Event, held April 21-24. Registration is FREE and open to the public!

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