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Learn how the Office of the Chief Science Data Officer (OCSDO) within NASA's Science Mission Directorate enables groundbreaking discoveries through data science innovation, more efficient computing systems, and open science.

Smarter Searching: NASA AI Makes Science Data Easier to Find
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Imagine shopping for a new pair of running shoes online. If each seller described them differently—one calling them “sneakers,” another “trainers,” and someone else “footwear for exercise”—you’d quickly feel lost in a sea of mismatched terminology. Fortunately, most online stores…

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Old Missions, New Discoveries: NASA’s Data Archives Accelerate Science
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Every NASA mission represents a leap into the unknown, collecting data that pushes the boundaries of human understanding. But the story doesn’t end when the mission concludes. The data carefully preserved in NASA’s archives often finds new purpose decades later,…

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NASA Open Data Turns Science Into Art
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An art display powered by NASA science data topped the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, CA throughout December 2024. Nightly visitors enjoyed “Synchronicity,” a 20-minute-long video art piece by Greg Niemeyer, which used a year’s worth of open data from…

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Expanded AI Model with Global Data Enhances Earth Science Applications 
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NASA, IBM, and Forschungszentrum Jülich have released an expanded version of the open-source Prithvi Geospatial artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model to support a broader range of geographical applications. Now, with the inclusion of global data, the foundation model can support…

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NASA AI, Open Science Advance Disaster Research and Recovery
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By Lauren Perkins When you think of NASA, disasters such as hurricanes may not be the first thing to come to mind, but several NASA programs are building tools and advancing science to help communities make more informed decisions for…

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