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Inside Dark, Polar Moon Craters, Water Not as Invincible as Expected, Scientists Argue

Inside Dark, Polar Moon Craters, Water Not as Invincible as Expected, Scientists Argue

07.23.2019
Despite temperature that dips to -388 degrees Fahrenheit (-233 Celsius) and can presumably keep frost locked in soil virtually forever, water is slowly escaping the topmost layer of the Moon’s surface
Maps of projected suitable habitat for Kobus megaceros. Left is for 2015 and right is 2070.

Study Projects Troubles for 1700 Vertebrate Species

07.22.2019
Researchers examined how human land use will affect species habitats around the world.
Satellite image of wildfire smoke over North America

Tracking Smoke From Fires to Improve Air Quality Forecasting

07.22.2019
NASA and NOAA kicked off a months-long airborne investigation into the life cycles of smoke from fires in the United States for improved forecasting and for better understanding their impact on weather and climate.
Aqua satellite infrared image of TD5E

TD5E (Eastern Pacific)

07.22.2019
A new tropical depression formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, far enough away from the coast so that no coastal warnings are needed.
Photo of miniaturized X-ray source

Goddard X-Ray Technology Opens New Frontiers In Space And Here On Earth

07.22.2019
NASA has selected a breakthrough X-ray technology with diverse applications as the 2019 Government Invention of the Year.
Landsat 8 false-color image of Mount Michael

Lava Lake Discovered on Mount Michael

07.19.2019
Scientists confirmed a stable pond of lava exists within the crater, raising the planet’s known number of lava lakes to seven.
Suomi NPP satellite image of fire and smoke in northern Alberta

High Level in Alberta Canada Tops One Million Acres Burned

07.19.2019
No rest for Alberta Canada’s firefighting force this summer. On July 18, 2019, the Suomi NPP satellite saw that the High Level area in northern Alberta is still under siege from multiple fires.
Hubble Spots a Stunning Spiral

Hubble Spots a Stunning Spiral

07.19.2019
Galaxies come in many shapes and sizes. One of the key galaxy types we see in the universe is the spiral galaxy, as demonstrated in an especially beautiful way by the subject of this Hubble Space Telescope image, NGC 2985. NGC 2985 lies over 70 million light-years from the solar system in the constellation of Ursa Major (the Great Bear).
Animated gift depicting image pair of before and after monsoon rains flooded the Bihar state in northeastern India

Monsoon Rains Flood South Asia

07.18.2019
At least seven million people in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan have been displaced or had their lives disrupted by flooding in July 2019.
NASA’s Webb Telescope Shines with American Ingenuity

NASA’s Webb Telescope Shines with American Ingenuity

07.18.2019
Sending humans to the Moon is similar to building the worlds most complex and powerful space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope. Both require surmounting countless hurdles, inventing new technologies while staring into the face of the unknown.
Denmark map and line plots describe the relationship between green space and relative mental health

Green Space is Good for Mental Health

07.17.2019
New study uses satellite and demographic data to show how the prolonged presence of green space is important for a healthy society.
Apollo 16 view of the Earth in ultraviolet light

Earth's Shining Upper Atmosphere — From the Apollo Era to the Present

07.17.2019
In 1972, Apollo 16 astronauts stood on the Moon and took a picture of Earth like none before: the first view of our planet in far ultraviolet light. Nearly 50 years later, compare views of Earth’s shining ionosphere from the Apollo era to NASA’s present-day GOLD mission.
Aqua satellite image of Tropical Depression Danas

Danas – Northwestern Pacific Ocean

07.16.2019
Tropical Depression Danas formed northeast of the Northern Philippines and was already affecting the country.
Aqua satellite image of fires across Alaska

Alaska Still Reeling From Incessant Wildfires

07.16.2019
Alaska is still setting the pace in the U.S. with the most wildfires and the largest acreage burned this season to date.
New Hubble Constant Measurement Adds to Mystery of Universe’s Expansion Rate

New Hubble Constant Measurement Adds to Mystery of Universe’s Expansion Rate

07.16.2019
Astronomers have made a new measurement of how fast the universe is expanding, using an entirely different kind of star than previous endeavors.
A Few Things Artemis Will Teach Us About Living and Working on the Moon

A Few Things Artemis Will Teach Us About Living and Working on the Moon

07.16.2019
Here are a few things we’ll learn by spending time on the Moon’s surface.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera Simulates View from Lunar Module

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera Simulates View from Lunar Module

07.16.2019
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) simulated what Neil Armstrong saw in those final minutes as he guided the Lunar Module to the surface of the Moon.
Aqua satellite image of Icelandic phytoplankton bloom

Iceland’s Waters Abloom

07.15.2019
July 2019 brought the latest display of a phytoplankton bloom that occurs every year in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Aqua satellite image of wildfire and smoke in western Greenland

Yet Another Fire Breaks Out in Greenland

07.15.2019
Greenland is an immense island and an autonomous Danish territory located between the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
Suomi NPP satellite image of fires in Brazil

Fires in Brazil's State of Tocantins Captured by Suomi NPP

07.15.2019
It is the dry season in Brazil and fires tend to break out easily in hot climates such as the country of Brazil.
Aqua satellite image of TD4E

TD4E (Eastern Pacific Ocean)

07.15.2019
The Eastern Pacific Ocean generated the fourth tropical cyclone of the hurricane season on July 13 and by the next day, it had already weakened into a remnant low pressure area.
Thumbnail of video title shot

Hubble and Going Forward to the Moon

07.15.2019
We are going forward to the Moon by 2024, but did you know that back in 2005, Dr. Jim Garvin pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at our nearest celestial neighbor for a very important reason?
Landsat 8 satellite imageof Kolyma River's

Kolyma’s Annual Purge

07.14.2019
Every June, the Kolyma River thaws and carries organic materials that stain the Arctic Ocean.
Landsat 8 satellite image of a wildfire in western Greenland

Another Fire in Greenland

07.13.2019
Nearly two years after a rare wildfire in western Greenland, satellites spotted new smoke plumes streaming from the same region.
Hubble Peers at Galactic Cherry Blossoms

Hubble Peers at Galactic Cherry Blossoms

07.12.2019
The galaxy NGC 1156 resembles a delicate cherry blossom tree flowering in springtime in this Hubble image. The many bright "blooms" within the galaxy are in fact stellar nurseries — regions where new stars are springing to life.
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