The launch of NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission (OCO-2) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California…
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New NASA Space Observatory to Study Carbon Conundrums
NASA’s first spacecraft dedicated to measuring carbon dioxide levels in Earth’s atmosphere is in final preparations…
Media Advisory: Signing Ceremony scheduled June 9 for new Mid-Atlantic Coastal Resiliency Institute
Media are invited to a signing ceremony marking the launch of the new Mid-Atlantic Coastal Resiliency…
Hidden Greenland Canyons Mean More Sea Level Rise
Scientists at NASA and the University of California, Irvine (UCI), have found that canyons under Greenland's…
NASA Announces Winners of Student REELScience 2014 Communications Video Contest
NASA has selected the winners of NASA's 2014 educational "REEL Science Communications" video contest.
NASA Satellites Show Drought May Take Toll on Congo Rainforest
A new analysis of NASA satellite data shows Africa's Congo rainforest, the second-largest tropical rainforest in…
Satellite Shows High Productivity from U.S. Corn Belt
During the U.S. Midwest's growing season, the region boasts more photosynthetic activity than any other spot…
NASA’s Operation IceBridge Begins New Arctic Campaign
Researchers aboard NASA's P-3 research aircraft left the agency's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va.,…
Long-Term Warming Likely to Be Significant Despite Recent Slowdown
A new NASA study shows Earth's climate likely will continue to warm during this century on…
NASA Radar Demonstrates Ability to Foresee Sinkholes
New analyses of NASA airborne radar data collected in 2012 reveal the radar detected indications of…