Notes from the Field

NASA balloons carry world class telescopes, cosmic ray detectors, and Earth science instruments.

After the Tomsk campaign, we traveled to Yakutsk for the next leg of the campaign that came with new scientific objectives.

Researchers gathered in the western part of the Siberian boreal forest, where they collected the tree-ring data needed to reconstruct the area's fire history.

Scientists gathered in Kenya to discuss how satellite data can best be used to promote farmer and pastoralist resilience to drought.

Belize is a small Central American country whose people pride themselves on trying to maintain a balance between development and conservation.

This winter, our field team of four completed the two-week 88S Traverse in Antarctica in an effort to provide the best means of assessing NASA’s ICESat-2.

We answer your frequently asked questions about ICESat-2’s Antarctic expedition.

Stepping off the airplane onto the ice runway for the first time is a breath-taking experience.

We have made it to Antarctica for a second straight year, in support of NASA’s ICESat-2.