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Climate Change

La particion del glaciar Jakobshavn desde 1850 hasta 2006

NASA with its Earth-observing satellites can help better understand how human activity is changing Earth's climate.

Biofuels

What's green, slimy and packed full of energy? Algae, of course! This biofuel is just one of the many renewable energies NASA studies. Biofuels could generate and store energy for long-term human habitation and exploration. It also helps here on Earth by reducing our carbon footprint.

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Interviews

What Are Biofuels?

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Biofuels and the Future

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Profile of Diana Centeno Gómez

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Background Information

Alternative Energy Crops in Space

What if space held the key to producing alternative energy crops on Earth? That's what researchers are hoping to find in a new experiment on the International Space Station.

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Resources

Check out the resources for educators and students.

Opportunities and Activities

Waste Limitation Management and Recycling Design Challenge →

Help Humans Explore the Solar System! Join the Waste Limitation Management and Recycling Design Challenge and create a sustainable water recycling system for astronauts. For more information and contest rules, please visit the challenge website.

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