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NASA Tests Drones to Provide Micrometeorology, Aid in Fire Response - NASA
In Aug. 2024, a team of NASA researchers and partners gathered in Missoula, to test new drone-based technology for localized forecasting, or micrometeorology.Milan Loiacono (NASA)
NASA Awards Contract for Airborne Science Flight Services Support - NASA
NASA has awarded Dynamic Aviation Group Inc. of Bridgewater, Virginia, the Commercial Aviation Services contract to support the agency’s Airborne ScienceRachel Hoover (NASA)
NASA Radar Imagery Reveals Details About Los Angeles-Area Landslides - NASA
Analysis of data from NASA radar aboard an airplane shows that the decades-old active landslide area on the Palos Verdes Peninsula has expanded.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
How New NASA, India Earth Satellite NISAR Will See Earth - NASA
Set to launch within a few months, NISAR will use a technique called synthetic aperture radar to produce incredibly detailed maps of surface change on ourNaomi Hartono (NASA)
How US-Indian NISAR Satellite Will Offer Unique Window on Earth - NASA
A Q&A with the lead U.S. scientist of the mission, which will track changes in everything from wetlands to ice sheets to infrastructure damaged by naturalAnthony Greicius (NASA)
Science Done by Volunteers Highlighted at December’s American Geophysical Union Meeting - NASA Science
More than 30,000 scientists gathered in Washington, D.C. during the second week of December – many to show off the work of NASA’s science volunteers! The American Geophysical Union held its annual meeting of professionals this month – the world’s lar…science.nasa.gov
NASA-DOD Study: Saltwater to Widely Taint Coastal Groundwater by 2100 - NASA
Intrusion of saltwater into coastal groundwater can make water there unusable, damage ecosystems, and corrode infrastructure.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
Annual Science Conference to Highlight NASA Research - NASA Science
NASA researchers will present findings on Earth science, planetary science, and heliophysics at the upcoming American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024 annual meeting in Washington, DC, beginning on Monday, Dec. 9.science.nasa.gov
Hollywood Techniques Help NASA Visualize Supercomputing Data - NASA
Captivating images and videos can bring data to life. NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio (SVS) produces visualizations, animations, and images to helpTara Friesen (NASA)
NASA and Forest Service Use Balloon to Help Firefighters Communicate - NASA
NASA is participating in a collaborative effort to use high-altitude balloons to improve real-time communications among firefighters battling wildlandTara Friesen (NASA)
NASA’s EMIT Will Explore Diverse Science Questions on Extended Mission - NASA
The imaging spectrometer measures the colors of light reflected from Earth’s surface to study fields such as agriculture, hydrology, and climate science.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
Entrevista con Instructor de OCEANOS Samuel Suleiman - NASA
Mi nombre es Samuel Suleiman. Soy director ejecutivo de la Sociedad Ambiente Marino, una organización sin fines de lucro que se dedica a la conservación deMilan Loiacono (NASA)
Entrevista con Instructor de OCEANOS Roy Armstrong - NASA
Mi nombre es Roy Armstrong y soy profesor del Colegio de Mayagüez en el Departamento de Ciencias Marinas y en Océanos. Yo soy el investigador principal localMilan Loiacono (NASA)
Entrevista con Instructora de OCEANOS María Fernanda Barbarena-Arias - NASA
Mi nombre es María Fernanda Barbarena-Arias. Soy una profesora asociada al Departamento de Ciencia Natural, específicamente Biología, en la UniversidadMilan Loiacono (NASA)
Entrevista con Instructor de OCEANOS Juan Torres-Pérez - NASA
Mi nombre es Juan Torres Pérez. Yo soy un científico de la NASA del Centro de Investigación Ames en California particular la División de Ciencias Terrestres,Milan Loiacono (NASA)
NASA-developed Technology Supports Ocean Wind Speed Measurements from Commercial Satellite - NASA Science
A science antenna developed with support from NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) is now in low-Earth orbit aboard MuSat2, a commercial remote-sensing satellite flown by the aerospace company Muon Space.science.nasa.gov
Interview with OCEANOS PI Juan Torres-Pérez - NASA
My name is Juan Torres-Pérez. I am a research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center in the Earth Sciences division, biospheric sciences branch. I am the PIMilan Loiacono (NASA)
Interview with OCEANOS Instructor Roy Armstrong - NASA
My name is Ray Armstrong and I am a professor in the Department of Marine Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico. I came to be involved in OCEANOS becauseMilan Loiacono (NASA)
Interview with OCEANOS Instructor Samuel Suleiman - NASA
My name is Samuel Suleiman and I am the Executive Director of Sociedad Ambiente Marino: an NGO in Puerto Rico that has been working for the last 25 years toMilan Loiacono (NASA)
Interview with OCEANOS Instructor María Fernanda Barbarena-Arias - NASA
My name is María Fernanda Barbarena-Arias. I am an associate professor of biology at the American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus. I am also aMilan Loiacono (NASA)
NASA, Bhutan Conclude Five Years of Teamwork on STEM, Sustainability - NASA
NASA and the Kingdom of Bhutan have been learning from each other and growing together since 2019. NASA’s Earth scientists and research staff from several complementary programs, such as SERVIR, have helped support Bhutan's goals by providing da…Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
International SWOT Satellite Spots Planet-Rumbling Greenland Tsunami - NASA
Data from space shows water tilting up toward the north side of the Dickson Fjord as it sloshed from south to north and back every 90 seconds for nine daysAnthony Greicius (NASA)
S-MODE, ASIA-AQ, and the Role of ESPO in Complex Airborne Campaigns - NASA
ESPO solves problems before you know you have them. If you are missing a canister of liquid nitrogen, got locked out of your rental car, or need clearance forMilan Loiacono (NASA)
S-MODE, ASIA-AQ, and the Role of ESPO in Complex Airborne Campaigns - NASA
ESPO solves problems before you know you have them. If you are missing a canister of liquid nitrogen, got locked out of your rental car, or need clearance forMilan Loiacono (NASA)
What is Air Quality? - NASA
Clean air is essential for healthy living, but according to the World Health Organization (WHO), almost 99% of the global population breathes air exceedingMilan Loiacono (NASA)
Scientist Profile: Jacquelyn Shuman Blazes New Trails in Fire Science - NASA
Jacquelyn Shuman, FireSense Project Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, originally wanted to be a veterinarian. By the time she got to college, Shuman hadMilan Loiacono (NASA)
What is a Coral Reef? - NASA
Coral reefs cover only 1% of the ocean floor, but support an estimated 25% of all marine life in the ocean, earning them the moniker ‘rainforest of the sea.’Milan Loiacono (NASA)
OpenET: Balancing Water Supply and Demand in the West - NASA
At the end of 2022, 65 percent of the Western United States was in severe drought, the result of a two decades long mega drought in the Colorado River BasinMilan Loiacono (NASA)
First Greenhouse Gas Plumes Detected With NASA-Designed Instrument - NASA
The imaging spectrometer aboard the Carbon Mapper Coalition’s Tanager-1 satellite identified methane and carbon dioxide plumes in the United States andAnthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA-Funded Study Assesses Pollution Near Los Angeles-Area Warehouses - NASA
Satellite-based data offers a broad view of particulate air pollution patterns across a major West Coast e-commerce hub.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA Invites Media to Preview its Museum Earth Information Center - NASA
Media is invited to preview and interview NASA leadership ahead of the opening of the Earth Information Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of NaturalNASA
2024 SARP West Closeout - NASA
On August 12-13, 24 students from the West Coast cohort of NASA’s Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) gathered at University of California, Irvine (UCI)Milan Loiacono (NASA)
Women in Astronomy Citizen Science Webinar This Thursday - NASA Science
Women hold up half the sky… but participation numbers for NASA-sponsored citizen science projects don’t always reflect that.science.nasa.gov
Fire Science Internships at Ames - NASA
San José State University (SJSU) and NASA Ames Research Center are offering the FireSage Program; a premier summer internship opportunity designed to equipMilan Loiacono (NASA)
NASA Project in Puerto Rico Trains Students in Marine Biology - NASA
Tainaliz Marie Rodríguez Lugo took a deep breath, adjusted her snorkel mask, and plunged into the ocean, fins first. Three weeks earlier, Rodríguez LugoMilan Loiacono (NASA)
NASA Aircraft Gathers 150 Hours of Data to Better Understand Earth - NASA
Operating internationally over several countries this summer, NASA’S C-20A aircraft completed more than 150 hours of science flights across two months inDede Dinius (NASA)
NASA, EPA Tackle NO2 Air Pollution in Overburdened Communities - NASA Science
NASA data about nitrogen dioxide, a harmful air pollutant, is available in EJScreen, EPA’s widely used environmental justice screening and mapping tool.science.nasa.gov
‘Current’ Events: NASA and USGS Find a New Way to Measure River Flows - NASA
A team of scientists and engineers at NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collaborated to see if a small piloted drone, equipped with a specializedRachel Hoover (NASA)
NASA-Funded Studies Explain How Climate Is Changing Earth’s Rotation - NASA
Researchers used more than 120 years of data to decipher how melting ice, dwindling groundwater, and rising seas are nudging the planet’s spin axis andAnthony Greicius (NASA)
Registration Opens for the 2024 NASA International Space Apps Challenge - NASA Science
NASA invites innovators, technologists, storytellers, and problem solvers to register for the 2024 NASA Space Apps Challenge, the largest annual global hackathon.science.nasa.gov