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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)
NASA Analysis Shows Irreversible Sea Level Rise for Pacific Islands - NASA
Climate change is rapidly reshaping a region of the world that’s home to millions of people.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
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)
ICESat-2 Hosts Third Applications Workshop - NASA Science
Introduction The NASA Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 mission (ICESat-2), launched September 15, 2018, continues the first ICESat mission, delivering invaluable global altimetry data.science.nasa.gov
Ocean Science Missions and Projects - NASA
The Internet of Animals project combines animal tracking tags with remote sensing, to better understand habitat use and movement patterns. This kind ofMilan Loiacono (NASA)
Celebrating the First Earth Day Event at NASA Headquarters - NASA Science
Introduction Organized by the Science Mission Directorate’s Science Support Office (SSO), NASA hosted its 12th annual Earth Day Celebration event from April 18–19, 2024.science.nasa.gov
Aura at 20 Years - NASA Science
Introduction In the 1990s and early 2000s, an international team of engineers and scientists designed an integrated observatory for atmospheric composition – a bold endeavor to provide unprecedented detail that was essential to understanding how Eart…science.nasa.gov
NASA Summer Camp Inspires Future Climate Leaders - NASA Science
From July 15-19, 2024, the Coastal Equity and Resilience Hub at the Georgia Institute of Technology collaborated with the University of Georgia (UGA) Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant to host a week-long NASA Sea Level Changemakers Summer Camp.science.nasa.gov
NASA Mission Gets Its First Snapshot of Polar Heat Emissions - NASA
The PREFIRE mission will help develop a more detailed understanding of how much heat the Arctic and Antarctica radiate into space and how this influencesAnthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative Member Co-Authors Award-Winning Paper in Insects - NASA Science
On August 13, 2024, the publishers of the journal Insects notified authors of three papers selected to receive “Insects 2022 Best Paper Award” for research and review articles published in Insects from January 1 to December 31, 2022.science.nasa.gov
Eclipse Soundscapes AudioMoth Donations Will Study Nature at Night - NASA Science
During the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse, approximately 770 AudioMoth recording devices were used to capture sound data as part of the Eclipse Soundscapes Project — a multisensory participatory science (also known as “citizen science”) project th…science.nasa.gov
New NASA Study Tallies Carbon Emissions From Massive Canadian Fires - NASA
Extreme wildfires like these will continue to have a large impact on global climate.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA Field Research: Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes - NASA Science
To better understand Mars, NASA's Goddard Instrument Field Team headed deep into the backcountry of Katmai National Park.science.nasa.gov
Looking Back on Looking Up: The 2024 Total Solar Eclipse - NASA Science
Introduction First as a bite, then a half Moon, until crescent-shaped shadows dance through the leaves and the temperature begins to drop – a total solar eclipse can be felt growing in the atmosphere.science.nasa.gov
Entrepreneurs Challenge Prize Winner Uses Artificial Intelligence to Identify Methane Emissions - NASA Science
The NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) instituted the Entrepreneurs Challenge to identify innovative ideas and technologies from small business start-ups with the potential to advance the agency’s science goals.science.nasa.gov
NASA-Designed Greenhouse Gas-Detection Instrument Launches - NASA
Developed by the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the imaging spectrometer will provide actionable data to help reduce emissions that contribute to globalNaomi Hartono (NASA)
New TEMPO Cosmic Data Story Makes Air Quality Data Publicly Available - NASA Science
On May 30th, 2024, NASA and the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian announced the public release of “high-quality, near real-time air quality data” from NASA’s TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) mission.science.nasa.gov
Earth Educators Rendezvous with Infiniscope and Tour It - NASA Science
At the Earth Educator’s Rendezvous, held July 15-19, 2024, NASA’s Infiniscope project from Arizona State University hosted a two-day workshop aimed at empowering Earth educators with the tools to design and build virtual tours (VTs).science.nasa.gov
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)
GLOBE Alumna and Youth for Habitat Program Lead Named Scientist of the Month in Alaska - NASA Science
As a 16-year old high school graduate, Maggie House decided to leave the military base in Germany where she lived with her family and go to college close to nature in Fairbanks, Alaska.science.nasa.gov
PLACES team publishes blog post on NextGenScience Blog - NASA Science
The NASA Science Activation program’s PLACES (Broadening Data Fluency Through the Integration of NASA Assets and Place-Based Learning to Advance Connections, Education, and Stewardship) team – which focuses on supporting educators to implement Place-…science.nasa.gov
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)
The Earth Observer Editor’s Corner: Summer 2024 - NASA Science
NASA’s third EOS mission—AURA—marked 20 years in orbit on July 15, with two of its four instruments—MLS and OMI—still collecting quality datasets.science.nasa.gov
The Earth Observer's 35th Anniversary - NASA Science
Welcome to a new era for The Earth Observer newsletter! Our 35th anniversary also marks the official public release of our new website.science.nasa.gov
Summary of the 2023 Sun – Climate Symposium - NASA Science
Introduction Observations of the Sun and Earth from space continue to revolutionize our view and understanding of how solar variability and other natural and anthropogenic forcings impact Earth’s atmosphere and climate.science.nasa.gov
Science Activation's PLACES Team Facilitates Second Professional Learning Institute - NASA Science
The NASA Science Activation Program’s Place-Based Learning to Advance Connections, Education, and Stewardship (PLACES) team successfully led their second Professional Learning (PL) Summer Institute (SI) at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagsta…science.nasa.gov
NASA Science Activation Teams Present at National Rural STEM Summit - NASA Science
NASA Science Activation (SciAct) teams participated in the National Rural STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) Summit held June 4-7, 2024 in Tucson, Arizona.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s ECOSTRESS Maps Burn Risk Across Phoenix Streets - NASA
Roads and sidewalks in some areas get so hot that skin contact could result in second-degree burns.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA@ My Library and Partners Engage Millions in Eclipse Training and Preparation - NASA Science
The Space Science Institute, with funding from the NASA Science Mission Directorate and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, provided unprecedented training, support, and supplies to 15,000 libraries in the U.S.science.nasa.gov
NASA, SpaceX Launch NOAA’s Latest Weather Satellite - NASA
NASA successfully launched the fourth and final satellite in a series of advanced weather satellites for NOAA (National Oceanic and AtmosphericNASA
NASA, SpaceX Launch NOAA’s Latest Weather Satellite - NASA
NASA successfully launched the fourth and final satellite in a series of advanced weather satellites for NOAA (National Oceanic and AtmosphericNASA
NASA Satellites Find Snow Didn’t Offset Southwest US Groundwater Loss - NASA
Record snowfall in recent years has not been enough to offset long-term drying conditions and increasing groundwater demands in the U.S. Southwest, accordingJames R. Riordon (NASA)
NASA Invites Media for Launch of New Disaster Response System - NASA
NASA invites media to an event at the agency’s headquarters at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 13, to learn about a new Disaster Response Coordination System thatNASA
North Carolina Volunteers Work Toward Cleaner Well Water - NASA Science
When the ground floods during a storm, floodwaters wash bacteria and other contaminants into private wells. But thanks to citizen scientists in North Carolina, we now know a bit more about how to deal with this problem.science.nasa.gov
Mountain Rain or Snow Volunteers Broke Records This Winter - NASA Science
The Mountain Rain or Snow project asks volunteers to track rain, snow, and mixed precipitation all winter long—and this was a winter like no other! This season, 1,684 people submitted precipitation observations—that’s about a third more than last sea…science.nasa.gov
NASA Releases New High-Quality, Near Real-Time Air Quality Data - NASA
NASA has made new data available that can provide air pollution observations at unprecedented resolutions – down to the scale of individual neighborhoods. TheCharles G. Hatfield (NASA)
Twin NASA Satellites Ready to Help Gauge Earth’s Energy Balance - NASA
Information from the PREFIRE mission will illuminate how clouds and water vapor in the Arctic and Antarctic influence the amount of heat the poles radiateAnthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA “Wildfire Digital Twin” Pioneers New AI Models and Streaming Data Techniques for Forecasting Fire and Smoke - NASA Science
NASA’s “Wildfire Digital Twin” project will equip firefighters and wildfire managers with a superior tool for monitoring wildfires and predicting harmful air pollution events and help researchers observe global wildfire trends more precisely.science.nasa.gov
5 Things to Know About NASA’s Tiny Twin Polar Satellites - NASA
Called PREFIRE, this CubeSat duo will boost our understanding of how much heat Earth’s polar regions radiate out to space and how that influences our climate.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
How ‘Glowing’ Plants Could Help Scientists Predict Flash Drought - NASA
An unusual boost in plant productivity can foreshadow severe soil water loss. NASA satellites are following the clues.Anthony Greicius (NASA)