Map the Earth’s Magnetic Shield with the Space Umbrella Project
2 min read Map the Earth’s Magnetic Shield with the Space Umbrella Project A stream of charged particles known as the solar wind flows from the Sun toward Earth. Here,…
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Wood storks to be removed from federal Endangered Species List
After over 40 years of recovery efforts, one population of the wood stork (Mycteria americana)is being removed from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife. The large birds are…
Small But Mighty Lab Device Could Transform NASA Research
The International Space Station orbits above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. A small but mighty piece of lab equipment, about the size of a cellphone, has arrived…
Northern Glow Spans Iceland and Canada
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Northern Glow Spans Iceland… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human…
Groovy! Dive into the world’s largest online slang dictionary
Language can’t stay still for long. It’s constantly evolving alongside the cultures that use them—and slang frequently showcases this complex relationship at its most creative, playful, and strange. While some…
Digital Surface and Terrain Models from Vantor’s Precision3D Product Line Added to Satellite Data Explorer
4 min read Digital Surface and Terrain Models from Vantor’s Precision3D Product Line Added to Satellite Data Explorer NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program announces the addition of three…
A Tyrannosaurus tooth embedded in dinosaur skull tells a violent story
A rare dinosaur fossil on display at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana, tells a gory story. The skull from a large plant-eating Edmontosaurus has a tooth lodged…
Vantor Archive Imagery Added to Satellite Data Explorer
4 min read Vantor Archive Imagery Added to Satellite Data Explorer A high-resolution multispectral image of Washington, DC from Vantor. Visible are the Washington Monument (left), Tidal Basin (the body…
CSDA Releases New Data Acquisition Request System
4 min read CSDA Releases New Data Acquisition Request System This screen capture of the SDX dashboard shows a map of Earth’s surface, and on the right, the search filters…
Grants
5 Min Read Grants The NSSC supports the Agency’s internal effort to create an environment conducive to streamlining and simplifying grants and cooperative agreements. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration…