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Students Become FjordPhyto Volunteers and Discover that Antarctica Is Much Colder Than Texas

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Texas A&M sent 31 students to the Antarctic this year—and they did some vital NASA science while they were there. Meteorology students, oceanography students and education psychology students worked with Dr. Chrissy Wiederwohl to collect data for NASA’s FjordPhyto project. The data reveal…

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Night-Shining Cloud Mission Ends; Yields High Science Results for NASA

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Editor’s Note: This article was edited to add information about mission partner institutions. After 16 years studying Earth’s highest clouds for the benefit of humanity – polar mesospheric clouds – from its orbit some 350 miles above the ground, NASA’s…

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Maine Educators Re-Energized After Gathering

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On February 28-29, 2024, 57 teachers, librarians, and out-of-school educators gathered for a two-day retreat organized and supported by members of the NASA Science Activation Program’s Learning Ecosystems Northeast project team. Based at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI),…

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Northern Maine Educators Prepare for Totality!

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More than 70 teachers, librarians, and informal educators from Aroostook County, Maine gathered to exchange ideas and make plans in preparation for celebrating the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Sponsored by the NASA Science Activation project Learning…

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NASA Collaborates in an International Air Quality Study

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NASA and international researchers are studying the air quality in Asia as part of a global effort to better understand the air we breathe. In collaboration with Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of…

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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 polar regions. Two new miniature NASA satellites will start crisscrossing Earth’s atmosphere in a few months, detecting heat lost to…

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Do NASA Science LIVE on February 21! What’s it mean to be cool?

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Snow and ice are everywhere this time of year—mountain tops, Alaska, and even outer space. Grab a cup of hot cocoa and join us for the next Do NASA Science LIVE event as we explore ways to participate in NASA’s winter-themed volunteer…

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Applications Now Open to Request Location-Specific Data from GLOBE Observer

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GLOBE Observer, the app of the Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program, invites anyone who wants to (in 120+ GLOBE countries) to make environmental observations that complement NASA satellite observations to help scientists studying Earth and…

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OpenET Study Helps Water Managers and Farmers Put NASA Data to Work

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As the world looks for sustainable solutions, a system tapping into NASA satellite data for water management has passed a critical test. Called OpenET, the system uses an ensemble of six satellite-driven models that harness publicly available data from the…

Article2 months ago

Former STEM Enhancement in Earth Science Interns Receive Prestigious Awards

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The STEM Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Summer Intern Program is a nationally competitive STEM program for high school students. The program provides selected students with exposure to Earth and Space research. Interns learn how to interpret NASA satellite data…

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