NASA flies three large, multi-sensor satellites that monitor Earth’s land, atmosphere, oceans and energy balance. Because…
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Expedition 22 Lifts Off
The Soyuz TMA-17 rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:52 p.m. EST on…
Soyuz Rolls to the Pad
The Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur…
The Dark Side of Carbon
As interest in Earth's changing climate heats up, a tiny dark particle is stepping into the…
Global Digital Elevation Model
This Global Digital Elevation Model, or GDEM, is a product of the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission…
WISE Lifts Off to Map the Sky
NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket…
Lifting Off to Study the Sky
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket…
Freezing WISE’s Hydrogen
A scaffolding structure built around NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, allows engineers to freeze…
SOFIA Aloft
An F/A-18 mission support aircraft shadows NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, 747SP during…
Administrator Bolden Speaks at AAIA-WIA Luncheon
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden speaks during a luncheon co-hosted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and…