The first wave of atmospheric data from the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III (SAGE III),…
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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Sentinel-6A Mission
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the…
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Landsat 9 Mission
NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC (ULS) of Centennial, Colorado, to provide launch services for…
NASA Pinpoints Cause of Earth’s Recent Record Carbon Dioxide Spike
A new NASA study provides space-based evidence that Earth’s tropical regions were the cause of the…
NASA Celebrates Earth Day with Public Events, Online Activities
This year, NASA will celebrate Earth Day, April 22, with a variety of live and online…
NASA Awards Engineering Services Contract for the Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership Satellite
NASA has awarded the Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership Sustainability (SNPPS) contract to Ball Aerospace of Boulder,…
NASA Invites Media Behind the Scenes of Volcano, Coral Reef Research
NASA is hosting a media day on Feb. 8 in O’ahu, Hawaii, to spotlight two field…
NASA, NOAA Data Show 2016 Warmest Year on Record Globally
Earth’s 2016 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern recordkeeping began in 1880, according to independent…
NASA Plans Another Busy Year for Earth Science Fieldwork
NASA scientists are crisscrossing the globe in 2017 – from a Hawaiian volcano to Colorado mountain…
Space Laser Reveals Boom-and-Bust Cycle of Polar Ocean Plants
A new study using a NASA satellite instrument orbiting Earth has found that small, environmental changes…