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NASA Mission Flies Over Arctic to Study Sea Ice Melt Causes
4 min read
It’s not just rising air and water temperatures influencing the decades-long decline of Arctic sea ice. Clouds, aerosols, even the…
Article4 weeks ago
Antarctic Sea Ice Near Historic Lows; Arctic Ice Continues Decline
5 min read
Editor’s note, April 16, 2024: An earlier version of this article included a rounded figure for the Arctic Ocean’s sea…
Article3 months ago
Meet NASA’s Twin Spacecraft Headed to the Ends of the Earth
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Launching in spring 2024, the two small satellites of the agency’s PREFIRE mission will fill in missing data from Earth’s…
Article5 months ago
NASA Study: More Greenland Ice Lost Than Previously Estimated
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A new, comprehensive analysis of satellite data finds that majority of glaciers on the landmass have retreated significantly. The Greenland…
Article5 months ago
This US-Indian Satellite Will Monitor Earth’s Changing Frozen Regions
6 min read
NISAR will study changes to ice sheets, glaciers, and sea ice in fine detail, as climate change warms the air…
Article6 months ago
That’s No Meteor: NASA Satellite’s Elusive Green Lasers Spotted at Work
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For the first time, NASA’s ICESat-2 team has seen footage of the satellite’s green laser beams streaming from orbit to…
Article1 year ago
