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photo shows a portion of South Africa’s Theewaterskloof Dam close to empty from drought

NASA Hydrological Forecast System Supports Food and Water Security in Africa and Middle East

09.18.2020
The new NASA Hydrological Forecast and Analysis System (NHyFAS) joins the U.S. Agency for International Development's Famine Early Warning System Network to help Africa and the Middle East better prepare for droughts and related disasters. NHyFAS runs monthly at the NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS).
Hubble Locks Eyes With a Snake

Hubble Locks Eyes With a Snake

09.18.2020
This stunning barred spiral galaxy, NGC 2835, has a width of just over half that of the Milky Way. The twisting patterns created by the multiple spiral arms of NGC 2835 create the illusion of an eye. This is a fitting description, as this magnificent galaxy resides near the head of the southern constellation of Hydra, the water snake.
Wilfred rainfall data overlaid on infrared imagery from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite.

Wilfred – Atlantic Ocean

09.18.2020
The list of hurricane names is officially used up with the development of the 23rd tropical cyclone of the year. Tropical Storm Wilfred just formed in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean today, Sept. 18.
Suomi NPP satellite image of Tropical Depression 22

TD22 – Gulf of Mexico

09.18.2020
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided an infrared image of Tropical Depression 22 in the Gulf of Mexico during the early morning hours of Sept. 18. TD22 is expected to become a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Aqua satellite image of Subtropical Storm Alpha

Alpha – Atlantic Ocean

09.18.2020
Subtropical Storm Alpha has formed near the coast of Portugal, becoming the first named storm using the Greek Alphabet list, now that the annual list of names is exhausted. NASA’s Aqua satellite obtained visible imagery of the new storm.
Aqua satellite visible image of Hurricane Sally

Update 2: Sally – Atlantic Ocean

09.17.2020
NASA satellites provided a look at the rainfall potential in Hurricane Sally before and after it made landfall in southern Alabama. NASA’s Aqua satellite and IMERG analysis were used to analyze the storm’s flooding potential.
Photo of ice shelf edge at ocean

Emissions Could Add 15 Inches to 2100 Sea Level Rise, NASA-Led Study Finds

09.17.2020
If greenhouse gas emissions continue apace, Greenland and Antarctica’s ice sheets could together contribute more than 15 inches of global sea level rise by 2100.
Hubble Captures Crisp New Portrait of Jupiter's Storms

Hubble Captures Crisp New Portrait of Jupiter's Storms

09.17.2020
Hubble’s sharp view is giving researchers an updated weather report on the monster planet’s turbulent atmosphere, including a remarkable new storm brewing, and a cousin of the famous Great Red Spot region gearing up to change color – again.
Kevin Schaefer standing above melting ground ice in front of the Alaska pipeline on the North Slope.

Mercury Concentrations in Yukon River Fish Could Surpass EPA Criterion by 2050

09.16.2020
The concentration of mercury in the fish in Alaska’s Yukon River may exceed the EPA’s human health criterion by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming are not constrained, according to scientific research funded in part by NASA.
Suomi NPP satellite image of Tropical Storm Noul

Noul – Northwestern Pacific Ocean

09.16.2020
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite passed over the South China Sea and captured a visible image of Tropical Storm Noul as it continued to organize and intensify.
Aqua satellite image of fires and smoke in the West and Hurricane Sally making landfall

NASA's Aqua Satellite Continues to Capture Natural Disasters

09.16.2020
NASA's Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of the United States on Sep. 15, 2020, showing the fires in the West, the smoke from those fires drifting over the country, several hurricanes converging from different angles, and Hurricane Sally making landfall.
False-color Landsat 8 image of Glacier Bay on September 17, 2019

Where Ice Still Flows into Glacier Bay

09.16.2020
In this changing Alaskan landscape, tidewater glaciers are holding on to the bay’s West Arm.
Photo of user in field with smart phone

Transforming Water Management in the U.S. West with NASA Data

09.15.2020
The web-based platform called OpenET will put NASA data in the hands of farmers, water managers and conservation groups to accelerate improvements and innovations in water management.
NASA Missions Spy First Possible ‘Survivor’ Planet Hugging White Dwarf Star

NASA Missions Spy First Possible ‘Survivor’ Planet Hugging White Dwarf Star

09.15.2020
An international team of astronomers using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and retired Spitzer Space Telescope has reported what may be the first intact planet found closely orbiting a white dwarf, the dense leftover of a Sun-like star, only 40% larger than Earth.
Suomi NPP satellite image with hurricanes and aerosols from wildfires

NOAA/NASA Sees Dueling Disasters in Wide Angle Satellite Image

09.15.2020
Aerosols are the focus of this image captured on Sep. 14, 2020 by NOAA/NASA's Suomi NPP satellite, but hurricanes also make an appearance around the edges.
This split image shows the difference between an active Sun during solar maximum and a quiet Sun during solar minimum

Solar Cycle 25 Is Here. NASA, NOAA Scientists Explain What That Means

09.15.2020
Solar Cycle 25 has begun. During a media event on Tuesday, experts from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) discussed their analysis and predictions about the new solar cycle – and how the coming upswing in space weather will impact our lives and technology on Earth, as well as astronauts in space.
Images from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory show the Sun near solar minimum in October 2019 and the last solar maximum in April 2014.

How Scientists Around the World Track the Solar Cycle

09.15.2020
NASA scientists study the solar cycle so we can better predict solar activity. Solar Cycle 25 is underway, and scientists are eager for another chance to put their understanding of solar cycle signs to the test.
Nighttime Suomi NPP satellite image of Hurricane Paulette's eye passing directly over Bermuda

A Slew of September Storms

09.15.2020
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has broken many records so far, and the season still has two months to go.
Suomi NPP satellite image of smoke from western fires stretching across the continental U.S.

Western U.S. Smoke From Fires Stretching Across the Country

09.14.2020
NOAA/NASA's Suomi NPP satellite captured two recent images of the United States and both images show that the winds have changed yet again, blowing the smoke from western fires back to the East and crossing the continental U.S.
Suomi NPP satellite nighttime image of Tropical Storm Teddy

Teddy – Atlantic Ocean

09.14.2020
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided an infrared image of Tropical Depression 20 in that helped confirm it organized and strengthened into Tropical Storm Teddy.
Aqua satellite infrared image of Tropical Storm Vicky

Vicky – Atlantic Ocean

09.14.2020
NASA’s Aqua satellite analyzed a low-pressure area in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean, and it showed the system becoming more organized. Soon after Aqua passed overhead, the low became Tropical Depression 21. Hours later, the storm strengthened into Tropical Storm Vicky.
Aqua satellite image of Tropical Storm Karina

Karina – Eastern Pacific

09.14.2020
When NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the Eastern Pacific Ocean, it gathered water vapor data on Tropical Storm Karina.
Construction paper is cut out to resemble the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.

NASA’s Partnership Between Art and Science: A Collaboration to Cherish

09.14.2020
NASA has long used art to represent everything from abstract astrophysical concepts to presentations of satellites in orbit.
Suomi NPP satelite image of smoke from Pacific fires traveling across continental U.S.

Historic Fires Devastate the U.S. Pacific Coast

09.12.2020
Satellite data is helping scientists size up one of the most intense outbreaks of fire and smoke that Oregon and California have seen in decades.
Hubble Stows a Pocketful of Stars

Hubble Stows a Pocketful of Stars

09.11.2020
Globular cluster NGC 1805, a tight grouping of thousands of stars is, located near the edge of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way. In the dense center of one of these clusters, stars are 100 to 1,000 times closer together than the nearest stars are to our Sun.
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