The latest news briefs from NASA science.
Dengue remains a serious public health threat in Puerto Rico and a growing concern in parts of the mainland United States, including Florida and Texas. NASA is helping researchers tackle that challenge by tracking environmental conditions linked to transmission. In 2024 and 2025, Puerto Rico reported more than 9,500 cases during a major outbreak, with […]
Computer models used to forecast air quality may have gaps when it comes to farmland, according to a newly published NASA-supported study that compared simulations to real-world data collected on both coasts. Irrigation, in particular, may play a greater role than previously thought when it comes to how heat, moisture, and pollutants churn between Earth’s […]
A NASA instrument designed to measure moonlight to help satellite sensors make more accurate measurements.
