Press Releases
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New NASA Software Simulates Science Missions for Observing Terrestrial Freshwater
2024.03.26
To help researchers maximize the value of science missions, a team of researchers prototyped an Observational System Simulation Experiment (OSSE) for designing science missions dedicated to monitoring terrestrial freshwater storage.
The Arctic is Getting Rainier
2024.03.19
The Arctic and North Atlantic oceans have seen an increasing number of days when precipitation falls as rain, not snow.
NASA Invites Media to 61st Annual Goddard Space Science Symposium
2024.03.14
Media are invited to attend the 61st annual Goddard Space Science Symposium (formerly the Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium), which will take place March 20-22, 2024, at the Brendan Iribe Center on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park. The symposium will also be streamed online.
Emissions from Fossil Fuels Continue to Rise
2024.03.05
Scientists’ annual checkup on Earth’s carbon cycle found that burning oil, coal, and natural gas is impeding progress to limit climate change.
Exploring Past and Future Tropical Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal with NASA High-End Computing
2024.02.21
Leveraging NASA High-End Computing resources, a team of NASA and university scientists undertook a study of past and future tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal — some of the most devastating natural events on Earth.
Arctic Chill Sweeps U.S.
2024.01.18
Dangerously cold temperatures lingered over large swaths of the country for several days in mid-January 2024.
Extreme Nordic Cold
2024.01.06
Some of the longest nights of the year in northern Europe were also utterly frigid in early 2024.
Heat Blankets Australia, Fuels Bushfires
2023.12.19
An early summer heatwave contributed to the country’s already active fire season.
Contributions of the DC-8 to Earth System Science at NASA: A Workshop
2023.12.11
Jointly organized by the NASA History Office and the Earth Science Division, this workshop seeks to document the important contributions of airborne campaigns implemented on NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory. The workshop will be a combination of keynote talks, panel discussions, and roundtables.
Atmospheric River Flows into the Pacific Northwest
2023.12.06
A warm, moisture-laden weather system soaked western Washington and Oregon.
How NASA Deepened Our Understanding of Earth in 2023
2023.12.05
In 2023, The NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) and the NASA Science Managed Cloud Environment (SMCE) provided mission-critical, tailored computing resources to enable research and accelerate scientific discoveries that deepen our understanding of Earth and better prepare for its changing climates.
NASA, Partners Launch US Greenhouse Gas Center to Share Climate Data
2023.12.04
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, and other United States government leaders unveiled the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Center Monday during the 28th annual United Nations Climate Conference (COP28).
Filling an Air Pollution Data Gap
2023.11.30
Many cities have shortages of air quality monitors. NASA scientists have developed a tool called GEOS-CF that can help.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Shines at SC23 Conference
2023.11.30
At SC23: The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis in Denver, Colorado, NASA Goddard scientists and technologists presented 12 research projects in NASA’s popular research exhibit.
Five Ways NASA Supercomputing Takes Missions from Concept to Reality
2023.11.13
NASA high-end computing plays a key role in taking many agency missions from concept to application in the real world.
New Software Enables Atmospheric Modeling with Greater Resolution
2023.10.24
An ESTO investment in software optimization helps researchers and citizen scientists model air quality and greenhouse gases with greater resolution, allowing them to better understand how global atmospheric trends impact local areas.
A Smoky Pall Over Canada
2023.10.04
Wildland fires usually wind down in autumn, but this year they continued to rage into October.
First Long-Duration Lidar Satellite Mission CALIPSO Ends
2023.09.26
CALIPSO, a lidar satellite that advanced the world’s understanding of climate, weather, and air quality, ended its scientific mission on Aug. 1, 2023.
Atmospheric Rivers Swamp Central Chile
2023.09.04
After more than a decade of drought, strong atmospheric rivers in June and August flooded the foothills of the Andes in the Maule, Ñuble, and Biobío regions.
Idalia Spawns Major Winds
2023.08.31
The hurricane rapidly intensified over the Gulf of Mexico, weakening only slightly before making landfall over Florida.
NASA Software Catalog Offers Free Programs for Earth Science, More
2023.08.09
Each year, NASA scientists, engineers, and developers create software packages to manage space missions, test spacecraft, and analyze the petabytes of data produced by agency research satellites. As the agency innovates for the benefit of humanity, many of these programs are now downloadable and free of charge through NASA’s Software Catalog.
Relentless Heat in the Southwest
2023.07.28
The desert Southwest endured more than three weeks of extreme temperatures in July 2023.
NASA Offers Many Resources to Monitor Climate Change
2023.07.20
In light of recent extreme weather events in the United States and around the world, NASA held a media roundtable July 20 from its headquarters in Washington to highlight the agency’s climate work.
La Palma on Fire
2023.07.19
In the early hours of July 15, 2023, a wildfire broke out on La Palma, the most northwesterly of the Canary Islands. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of smoke streaming south from the blaze that afternoon.
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