Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR)

Alfonso Delgado Bonal Has His Head in the Clouds — for Research – NASA

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Alfonso Delgado Bonal Has His Head in the Clouds — for Research – NASA

Research scientist Alfonso Delgado Bonal makes important discoveries about patterns in cloud movements while thriving within the NASA Goddard family. Name: Alfonso Delgado BonalFormal Job Classification: Research scientistOrganization: Climate and Radiation Laboratory, Science Directorate (Code 613) What do you do and what is most interesting about your role here at Goddard? As a theoretical physicist, … Read more

NASA Goddard Hosts Former VP Al Gore to Mark 10 Years of DSCOVR Mission – NASA

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NASA Goddard Hosts Former VP Al Gore to Mark 10 Years of DSCOVR Mission – NASA

Environmentalist and former Vice President Al Gore visited NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Oct. 16, 2024, to commemorate the upcoming 10th anniversary of the DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) mission. “The image of our Earth from space is the single most compelling iconic image that any of us have ever seen,” … Read more

The Moon Casts a Shadow – NASA

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The Moon Casts a Shadow – NASA

NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) captured the lunar shadow during the Oct. 14 annular solar eclipse. The sensor provides frequent global views of Earth from its position at Lagrange Point 1, a gravitationally stable point between the Sun and Earth about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. DSCOVR is a … Read more