Press Releases & Feature Stories Archive - Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory

NASA Provides New Look at Puerto Rico Post-Hurricane Maria

12.10.2018

Two new NASA research efforts delve into Hurricane Maria's far-reaching effects on the island's forests and on its residents' energy and electricity access.

Galloway Forest Park

11.17.2018

Meteor showers and other celestial phenomenon are easily visible from this dark-sky park in Southern Scotland.

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.

Smokier and Smokier Skies in India

11.02.2018

Since 2003, the number of November crop fires in northern India has increased significantly.

Lights Out in Michael’s Wake

10.16.2018

The powerful storm knocked out power across the southeast U.S., as seen by a NOAA-NASA satellite.

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.

Air Pollution on the Move in India

06.29.2018

In recent decades, northern India has been plagued by a double-dose of air pollution due to nearby sources of desert dust and increasing amounts of airborne particles from human activities.

Emilia (Eastern Pacific Ocean)

06.29.2018

NASA infrared data reveals Tropical Storm Emilia is strengthening.

Pawnee Fire, Northern California

06.27.2018

Some areas of Northern California have already been subjected to burning, including Lake County—about 100 miles from Sacramento—where the Pawnee fire has destroyed structures and spurred evacuations.

California Once Again On Fire

06.14.2018

California is a state known for having severe wildfire seasons and 2018 seems to be no exception to that hard and fast rule.

Trail Mountain Fire in Utah Begins as Prescribed Fire

06.14.2018

The Trail Mountain Wildfire began when the Trail Mountain Prescribed Fire escaped across Cottonwood Canyon Road to East Mountain..

NASA's Aqua Satellite Spots Smoke from Wyoming Badger Creek Fire

06.13.2018

NASA's Aqua satellite detected heat signatures and smoke from the Badger Creek Fire burning in southern Wyoming Colorado on the Colorado line.

416 Fire in Durango, Colorado Still Burning Hot

06.13.2018

Suomi NPP took this image of the 416 fire in Colorado which began on June 1, 2018.

Dry Season Fires in Australia

06.11.2018

Fire is ubiquitous during Northern Territory’s dry season, which runs from April to December.

NASA's Terra Satellite Spots New Mexico's Ute Fire

06.04.2018

NASA's Terra satellite detected heat signatures and smoke from the Ute Fire, burning in northeastern New Mexico.

NASA's Aqua Satellite Captures Heat Signature and Smoke from Buzzard Fire

06.04.2018

NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image of the Buzzard fire in New Mexico on June 03, 2018.

Cyclone Duo Hits the Middle East

05.24.2018

ithin the span of one week, two tropical cyclones barreled down on the Middle East.

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.