Browse Archive
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3-D Map Study Shows Before-After of 2010 Mexico Quake
A new study of the April 2010 earthquake near the California-Mexico border gives the most comprehensive before-and-after picture of a quake zone.
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MISR Quiz: 'Where on Earth?' →
Can you identify the location shown in this image? Click the link for your clues!
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NASA Mission Takes Stock of Earth's Melting Land Ice
In the first comprehensive satellite study of its kind, a University of Colorado at Boulder-led team used NASA data to calculate how much Earth's melting land ice is adding to global sea level rise.
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VIIRS Eastern Hemisphere Image - Behind the Scenes
NASA scientists created a companion image to the wildly popular 'Blue Marble' released Jan. 25, 2012.
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'First Light' Taken by NASA's Newest CERES Instrument
The Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System instrument had its 'first light' moment aboard the Suomi NPP satellite.
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NASA's GCPEX Mission: What We Don't Know about Snow
Scientists have shown that it is possible to detect and measure snow from space, but much remains unknown about snow.
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Earth's Energy Budget 'Out of Balance'
Greenhouse gases generated by human activity, not changes in solar activity, are the primary force driving global warming, according to a new NASA study.
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'White Spike' of Clouds Bringing U.S. Severe Weather
Severe weather is expected to impact the southeastern U.S. today, January 26.
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Detecting Detrimental Change in Coral Reefs
An ocean ecologist finds a way to utilize Landsat to evaluate global changes to the fragile coral reefs.
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NASA-led Study Solves Case of Earth's 'Missing Energy'
Inconsistencies between satellite observations of Earth's heat and measurements of ocean heating led NASA scientists to reexamine the data to solve the puzzle.
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2011: 9th-Warmest Year on Record
The global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880, according to NASA scientists.
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NASA Sees Repeating La Niña Hitting its Peak
La Niña is peaking, increasing the odds of more stormy winter and spring weather in the Pacific Northwest, with dry conditions in the southwestern and southern United States.
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NASA's G-III Completes Hawaiian Volcano Study
NASA’s G-III research aircraft has completed a week-long airborne radar study to aid understanding of processes occurring under the Kilauea volcano.
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Virtual Poster Sessions Changing the Face of Scientific Communication
NASA DEVELOP students are moving beyond the conventional format of the traditional poster session to reach a larger audience.
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Study Shows Health, Food Security Benefits From Climate Change Actions
A new study by NASA highlights air pollution control measures that, if implemented, could slow the pace of global warming, improve health and boost agricultural production.
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NASA G-III Repeats Hawaiian Volcano UAVSAR Study
NASA’s G-III research aircraft returns to Hawaii for a week-long UAVSAR study to aid understanding of processes occurring under the Kilauea volcano.
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NASA Finds Russian Runoff Freshening Canadian Arctic
A NASA study allays concerns melting Arctic sea ice could be increasing Arctic freshwater enough to impact the global "ocean conveyor belt" that redistributes Earth's heat.
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2012: Shadow of the Dark Rift
A cosmic alignment of the sun, Earth, and the center of our galaxy on the winter solstice happens every year without event, and poses no danger in 2012.
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NASA Studies Crop Canopy Water Content, Soil Moisture
Sensors on three NASA science aircraft recorded data on water fluctuation between soil and the atmosphere over California's San Joaquin Valley.
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2012: Fear No Supernova
Given the vastness of space and the long times between supernovae, astronomers can say with certainty that there is no threatening star close enough to hurt Earth.