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NASA Scientists Map Plant Productivity with Data from Ocean Satellite
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NASA scientists have developed a new set of tools to monitor plant growth under various conditions throughout the growing season.…

Aug 29, 2025
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NASA Scientists Help Maryland County Plan to Beat Summer Heat Risks
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Thousands of Americans are impacted each summer by excessive heat and humidity, some suffering from heat-related illnesses when the body…

Aug 28, 2025
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NASA-Assisted Scientists Get Bird’s-Eye View of Population Status
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NASA satellite data and citizen science observations combine for new findings on bird populations.

Jun 25, 2025
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NASA Earth Scientist Elected to National Academy of Sciences
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Earth scientist Compton J. Tucker has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences for his work creating innovative tools…

Jun 5, 2025
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NASA Data Helps Map Tiny Plankton That Feed Giant Right Whales
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In the waters off New England, one of Earth’s rarest mammals swims slowly, mouth agape. The North Atlantic right whale…

May 5, 2025
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NASA Scientists Find New Human-Caused Shifts in Global Water Cycle
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In a recently published paper, NASA scientists use nearly 20 years of observations to show that the global water cycle…

Jan 16, 2025
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Icelandic Cyclones
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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer flying aboard NASA’s Terra satellite took this picture of two cyclones near Iceland on Nov.…

Nov 22, 2024
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Sea Ice Swirls
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NASA’s Terra satellite captured floating fragments of sea ice as ocean currents carried them south along Greenland’s east coast on…

Jun 13, 2024
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Modeling the Hawaiian Shoreline
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The island of Hawai’i and surrounding waters glow in unusual shades in this 2022 model made through NASA DEVELOP. The…

May 21, 2024
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