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Hurricane Beryl Hurtles into the Caribbean
2024.07.01
The powerful Category 4 storm made landfall in the Grenadine Islands on July 1.
In the Grip of Global Heat
2024.06.28
Heat waves rolled through parts of Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia, leaving vulnerable populations at risk.
Hubble Examines an Active Galaxy Near the Lion’s Heart
2024.06.28
It might appear featureless and unexciting at first glance, but NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations of this elliptical galaxy — known as Messier 105 — show that the stars near the galaxy’s center are moving very rapidly. Astronomers have concluded that these stars are zooming around a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of […]
Alphabet Soup: NASA’s GOLD Finds Surprising C, X Shapes in Atmosphere
2024.06.27
Who knew Earth’s upper atmosphere was like alphabet soup? NASA’s Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission has revealed unexpected C- and X-shaped formations in an electrified layer of gas high above our heads called the ionosphere. While these alphabetical shapes have been observed before, GOLD sees them more clearly than other instruments […]
Record Rainfall Floods Midwest
2024.06.26
Rivers burst their banks, inundating homes and farmland in South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa.
Pillars of Creation Star in New Visualization from NASA’s Hubble and Webb Telescopes
2024.06.26
Made famous in 1995 by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, the Pillars of Creation in the heart of the Eagle Nebula have captured imaginations worldwide with their arresting, ethereal beauty. Now, NASA has released a new 3D visualization of these towering celestial structures using data from NASA’s Hubble and James Webb space telescopes. This is the […]
Evaluating Proposed Next-Generation Satellite Instruments: Nikki Privé
2024.06.25
Continuing our occasional series, this NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) User Spotlight shines on Dr. Nikki Privé. The quasi-native Marylander currently works as a senior research scientist in the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Groundwater Declines in the U.S. Southwest
2024.06.25
Record snowfall has not been enough to offset groundwater losses amid long-term drying and a heightened demand for the resource.
NASA, SpaceX Launch NOAA’s Latest Weather Satellite
2024.06.25
NASA successfully launched the fourth and final satellite in a series of advanced weather satellites for NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) at 5:26 p.m. EDT Tuesday.
The Timeless Moors of Yorkshire
2024.06.24
Rolling hills of peaty soil store thousands of years of plant matter in northeastern England.
Fires Char South-Central New Mexico
2024.06.22
Wildland fires burned tens of thousands of acres near mountain communities including the village of Rudioso.
Hubble Captures Infant Stars Transforming a Nebula
2024.06.21
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image presents a visually striking collection of interstellar gas and dust. Named RCW 7, the nebula is located just over 5,300 light-years from Earth in the constellation Puppis. Nebulae are areas rich in the raw material needed to form new stars. Under the influence of gravity, parts of these molecular […]
A Blast of Heat in the East
2024.06.21
A heat dome broke temperature records in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.
Peek-a-Bloom in the North Atlantic
2024.06.20
A short-lived gap in the clouds let satellites observe a striking phytoplankton bloom east of Greenland.
First of Its Kind Detection Made in Striking New Webb Image
2024.06.20
Alignment of bipolar jets confirms star formation theories For the first time, a phenomenon astronomers have long hoped to directly image has been captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam). In this stunning image of the Serpens Nebula, the discovery lies in the northern area (seen at the upper left) of this […]
NASA Releases Updated Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience Plan
2024.06.20
NASA joined more than 20 federal agencies in releasing its updated Climate Adaptation Plan Thursday, helping expand the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to make federal operations increasingly resilient to the impacts of climate change for the benefit of all.
Investigating the Origins of the Crab Nebula With NASA’s Webb
2024.06.19
A team of scientists used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to parse the composition of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus.
Tracking Forest Cover in Belize
2024.06.19
Decades of satellite data paint a picture of how forests in this Central American country are changing.
The Shrinking Selva Maya
2024.06.18
The largest tropical rainforest in Mesoamerica is shrinking as pastures and croplands spread across Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico.
NASA Releases Hubble Image Taken in New Pointing Mode
2024.06.18
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has taken its first new images since changing to an alternate operating mode that uses one gyro. The spacecraft returned to science operations June 14 after being offline for several weeks due to an issue with one of its gyroscopes (gyros), which help control and orient the telescope. This new image […]
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Etched into Collier Trophy, Aerospace History
2024.06.18
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has been immortalized at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington as the latest awardee of the Robert J. Collier Trophy. Bestowed annually by the National Aeronautic Association, the trophy recognizes groundbreaking aerospace achievements.
NASA Sets Launch Coverage for NOAA Weather Satellite
2024.06.18
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) mission. The two-hour launch window opens at 5:16 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 25, for the satellite’s launch.
Summary of the 2023 GEDI Science Team Meeting
2024.06.18
The 2023 Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Science Team Meeting (STM) took place October 17–19, 2023, at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), in College Park, MD.
15 Years Ago: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Begins Moon Mapping Mission
2024.06.18
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) launched together from Cape Canaveral Air Force, now Space Force, Station on June 18, 2009, atop an Atlas V launch vehicle.
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