ICESat-2 Hosts Third Applications Workshop – NASA Science

ICESat-2 Hosts Third Applications Workshop – NASA Science

Woody Turner [NASA Headquarters—ICESat-2 Program Applications Lead] provided an overview of NASA’s Earth Science to Action Strategy. Turner explained that NASA’s Earth Science to Action strategy is integral to the Earth Science Division’s 2024–2034 strategic plan. The overall strategy has two objectives: 1) observe, monitor, and understand the Earth System and 2) deliver trusted information to … Read more

Aura at 20 Years – NASA Science

Aura at 20 Years – NASA Science

With the end of Aura and MLS, the future for stratospheric limb sounding observations is unclear. While stratospheric O3 and aerosol will continue to be measured on a daily, near-global basis by the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) Limb Profiler (OMPS-LP) instruments on the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) and Joint Polar Satellite … Read more

NASA Summer Camp Inspires Future Climate Leaders – NASA Science

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. The camp introduced 14 rising 7th-8th graders to how coastal areas are changing due to sea … Read more

NASA Mission Gets Its First Snapshot of Polar Heat Emissions – NASA

NASA Mission Gets Its First Snapshot of Polar Heat Emissions – NASA

Data from one of the two CubeSats that comprise NASA’s PREFIRE mission was used to make this data visualization showing brightness temperature — the intensity of infrared emissions — over Greenland. Red represents more intense emissions; blue indicates lower intensities. The data was captured in July. NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio The PREFIRE mission will help develop … Read more

Looking Back on Looking Up: The 2024 Total Solar Eclipse – NASA Science

Looking Back on Looking Up: The 2024 Total Solar Eclipse – NASA Science

Exhibits focused on innovations in aeronautics, space, solar, and lunar science, and best practices for ensuring a safe solar eclipse viewing experience. Through virtual and augmented simulations, attendees had the opportunity to take a supersonic flight, walk on Mars, and visit the International Space Station. Attendees of all ages participated in hands-on activities and talked … Read more

Entrepreneurs Challenge Prize Winner Uses Artificial Intelligence to Identify Methane Emissions – NASA Science

Entrepreneurs Challenge Prize Winner Uses Artificial Intelligence to Identify Methane Emissions – NASA Science

4 min read NASA-Designed Greenhouse Gas-Detection Instrument Launches Developed by the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the imaging spectrometer will provide actionable data to help reduce emissions that contribute to global warming. Tanager-1, the Carbon Mapper Coalition’s first satellite, which carries a state-of-the-art, NASA-designed greenhouse-gas-tracking instrument, is in Earth orbit after lifting off aboard a SpaceX … Read more

NASA-Designed Greenhouse Gas-Detection Instrument Launches – NASA

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 global warming. Tanager-1, the Carbon Mapper Coalition’s first satellite, which carries a state-of-the-art, NASA-designed greenhouse-gas-tracking instrument, is in Earth orbit after lifting off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E … Read more

Earth Educators Rendezvous with Infiniscope and Tour It – NASA Science

Earth Educators Rendezvous with Infiniscope and Tour It – NASA Science

The workshop highlighted the power and value of in-person field trips for educators in field sciences while addressing practical challenges, such as lack of transportation and funding. VTs, offering similar educational impacts, can be used more frequently and are not hindered by logistical constraints. Tour It, a user-friendly, NASA-funded tool, was introduced as a solution … Read more

NASA Aircraft Gathers 150 Hours of Data to Better Understand Earth – 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 in support of Earth science research and overcame several challenges throughout its missions. Based at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research in Edwards, California, the C-20A research aircraft has been modified to support the Uninhabited Aerial … Read more

GLOBE Alumna and Youth for Habitat Program Lead Named Scientist of the Month in Alaska – NASA Science

GLOBE Alumna and Youth for Habitat Program Lead Named Scientist of the Month in Alaska – NASA Science

When the ice melted and the symposium ended, Maggie wanted to study the freshwater habitats of the Creek using GLOBE hydrosphere protocols, so she wrote another proposal. Maggie got a full scholarship and grant funding through Biomedical Learning and Student Training (BLaST), supported by the National Institutes of Health. Her work earned recognition in the … Read more