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Map depicting chlorophyll-a levels in Wisconsin's Petenwell Lake

NASA Helps Warn of Harmful Algal Blooms in Lakes, Reservoirs

06.21.2019
Harmful algal blooms cause massive problems in coastal areas and lakes across the United States. When toxin-containing aquatic organisms multiply and form a bloom, it can sicken people and pets, contaminate drinking water, and force closures at boating and swimming sites. With limited resources to monitor these often-unpredictable blooms, water man
Photo of original sign being installed

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Celebrates 60 Years

04.29.2019
On May 1, 1959, the Beltsville Space Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, was renamed NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in honor of Robert H. Goddard, widely considered the father of modern rocketry. Thus began a 60-year boom in science and technological innovation.
Composit of various Earth images

NASA Celebrates Earth Day with Social Media, Public Events

04.18.2019
This Earth Day, April 22, NASA invites you to celebrate our beautiful home planet by participating in a global social media event and local events around the country.
PictureEarth logo

Picture Earth for Earth Day 2019

04.12.2019
For Earth Day 2019, NASA invites you to celebrate the planet we call home with our #PictureEarth social media event.
Photograph of Robert Goddard at blackboard

NASA Invites Media to 57th Annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium

03.15.2019
Media are invited to the 57th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium on March 20-21.
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New NASA Book Shares Beauty of Earth from Space

02.20.2019
NASA’s new 168-page book “Earth,” a collection of dramatic images captured by Earth-observing satellites, is available now in hardcover and ebook, and online with interactive features.
Side by side comparison night images of Puerto Rico before and after Hurricane Maria

Night Lights Show Slow Recovery from Maria

12.13.2018
The hurricane took a disproportionate toll on power supplies in remote areas of Puerto Rico.
False color satellite image of Hurricane Maria

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.
Suomi satellite night image of Scotland

Galloway Forest Park

11.17.2018
Meteor showers and other celestial phenomenon are easily visible from this dark-sky park in Southern Scotland.
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.
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.
data visualization of where lights went out in Panama City, Florida.

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.
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.
Map of India's Black Carbon Column Mass Density

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.
AIRS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite showed powerful storms

Emilia (Eastern Pacific Ocean)

06.29.2018
NASA infrared data reveals Tropical Storm Emilia is strengthening.
Landsat image of fire region

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.
Suomi NPP satellite image of California

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.
Suomi NPP satellite natural-color image of Trail Mountain Wildfire

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..
Aqua satellite image of hot spots and smoke from the Badger Creek Fire

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.
Suomi NPP satellite image of 416 fire in Colorado

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.
Aqua satellite image of fires in forested areas of Arnhem Land

Dry Season Fires in Australia

06.11.2018
Fire is ubiquitous during Northern Territory’s dry season, which runs from April to December.
Terra satellite image of heat signatures and smoke from the Ute Fire in New Mexico

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.
Aqua satellite image of heat signature and smoke from Buzzard Fire in 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.
Aqua satellite natural-color image of Sagar making landfall in Somalia

Cyclone Duo Hits the Middle East

05.24.2018
ithin the span of one week, two tropical cyclones barreled down on the Middle East.
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.
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