Browse Archive
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CERES Continues Legacy of Cloud Study on NPP
The latest CERES instrument, on board NPP satellite, will continue 27 years of data on the solar energy reflected and absorbed by Earth, the heat the planet emits and the role of clouds in that process.
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Aquarius Makes First Ocean Salt Measurements
NASA's Aquarius instrument has successfully completed its commissioning phase and is now "tasting" the saltiness of Earth's ocean surface, making measurements from its perch in near-polar orbit.
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J-2X Test Series Proves Part Integrity
The J-2X engine's fuel turbopump first stage nozzle passed a test to ensure it can withstand its extreme operating environment.
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Satellite Observes Record Highs in the Great Plains
As temperatures soared across the Great Plains this July, NASA satellites observed the unusual weather from above.
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Next Earth-Observing Satellite Arrives at Launch Site
On Tuesday, Aug. 30, NASA's next climate science satellite arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to begin preparations for an October launch.
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Extreme 2010 Russian Fires and Pakistan Floods Linked
Two of the most destructive natural disasters of 2010 were closely linked by a single meteorological event, even though they occurred 1,500 miles (2,414 km) apart and were of completely different natures, a new NASA study suggests.
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East Coast Shakes from Va.-Based Quake
The U.S. East Coast shook from an unusually strong earthquake for the area on Aug. 23, 2011, centered near Mineral, Va., about 40 miles from Richmond.
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NASA Satellites Detect Pothole on Road to Higher Seas
Like mercury in a thermometer, ocean waters expand as they warm.
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Irene (Atlantic Ocean)
In the wake of Hurricane Irene’s heavy rains, sediment filled many rivers and bays along the U.S. East Coast and New York’s Hudson River and estuary was no exception.
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NASA Research Yields Full Map of Antarctic Ice Flow
NASA-funded researchers have created the first complete map of the speed and direction of ice flow in Antarctica.
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NASA Research Confirms it’s a Small World, After All
Our planet Earth is not expanding, as some scientists had previously speculated.
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Unusual Fault Pattern Surfaces in Earthquake Study
Researchers have discovered a warped and complicated pattern in the depths of the faults that triggered an April 2010 earthquake in Mexico.
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G-III Completes Alaskan Volcanoes Radar Imaging
NASA's Gulfstream III research aircraft completed a brief Alaskan volcanoes radar imaging mission Aug. 1-4; now the lengthy data analysis work begins.
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NASA’s DC-8 Flying Lab Validates Laser Instruments
Scientists conducted airborne validation of four laser techniques for measuring atmospheric carbon dioxide aboard NASA’s DC-8 flying lab in late July.
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Critical Milestone Reached for 2012 Landsat Mission
The Operational Land Imager (OLI), built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colo., has been approved by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for shipment to Orbital Sciences Corporation, Gilbert, Ariz. for integration onto the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft.
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Tohoku Tsunami Created Icebergs In Antarctica
Scientists observed for the first time the power of an earthquake and tsunami to break off large icebergs a hemisphere away.
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NPP Completes Comprehensive Testing
NPP has successfully completed its most comprehensive end-to-end compatibility test of the actual satellite and all five scientific instruments.
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DNA Building Blocks Can Be Made in Space
NASA-funded research has discovered that some of the basic building blocks of life may have been brought to a young Earth by meteorites.
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The WINCS Factory
Fred Herrero realized that to understand Earth's upper atmosphere, he would need an armada of satellites gathering simultaneous measurements.
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The DAWN of Improved Hurricane Forecasting
An instrument that recently flew on a NASA airborne science mission has the potential to help give people a better idea of where hurricanes are going and their intensity.