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Volcano Warnings from Space

Scientists know that changing tree leaves can indicate when a nearby volcano is becoming more active and might erupt, and in a new collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, scientists believe they can detect these changes from space.

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Webb Finds Icy Disk

Webb has found crystalline water ice in a debris disk around a young, Sun-like star called HD 181327. Based on its presence in our own solar system, scientists have expected to see it in other star systems – but haven’t had sensitive enough instruments to provide definitive proof until now.

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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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The St. Clair River flows into the freshwater Lake St. Clair and separates the American state of Michigan (top) from the Canadian province of Ontario (bottom) in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above.
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