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A New Compact Instrument Enables High-Fidelity Measurements of Energetic Particles on CubeSats
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A team of NASA-sponsored scientists and engineers has developed a novel approach to observing high-energy particles in the near-Earth space…

July 21, 2026
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Ontario Wildfire Smoke Moves East
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Canadian wildfires sent plumes of smoke streaming over Ontario, Quebec, and parts of the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.

July 16, 2026
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Super Typhoon Bavi
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The third category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 crossed the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam before continuing toward Asia.

July 9, 2026
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Signs of Thaw in the Bering Sea
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Drifting sea ice fragments near Alaska’s Saint Lawrence and Nunivak islands and colorful water around the Yukon Delta heralded the…

June 22, 2026
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Fighting Fire With Fire
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In fire-prone ecosystems in Australia’s Northern Territory, prescribed burns are lit to minimize the severity of fires later in the…

June 5, 2026
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Gravity Waves From Super Typhoon Sinlaku
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Satellites observed striking upper-atmosphere phenomena generated by an intensifying tropical cyclone.

June 1, 2026
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Picturing Earth in a New Light
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A recent analysis revealed where artificial light at night has intensified, as well as where it has diminished.

May 15, 2026
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Snow in the Shadow of the Andes
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An early autumn storm left higher elevations in southern Argentina with a fresh and fleeting coat of white.

April 9, 2026
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Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands
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Dry, warm, and windy conditions across the U.S. Great Plains led to extreme fire activity in March 2026.

March 31, 2026
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