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Biomimicry of the Sky

Lessons learned during visits to an aerogel lab at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory helped Ioannis Michaloudis of Limassol, Cyprus, build an artistic career using the world’s lightest solid.

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A model holds a small purse made of aerogel, a softly transparent blue color and adorned with the logo of the Coperni fashion brand.

Central Brazil Cerrado

Amid a patchwork of fields, towns, and winding rivers and roads in central Brazil stands a monolithic oval-shaped plateau. This conspicuous feature, the Serra de Caldas (also known as the Caldas Novas dome and Caldas Ridge), is perched about 300 meters (1,000 feet) above the surrounding landscape in the state of Goiás.

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Explore our changing planet

For more than 50 years, NASA satellites have provided data on Earth’s land, water, air, temperature, and climate. NASA’s Earth Information Center allows visitors to see how our planet is changing in six key areas: sea level rise and coastal impacts, health and air quality, wildfires, greenhouse gases, sustainable energy, and agriculture.

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An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this photograph of the Mississippi River while orbiting over Louisiana.