NASA Earth Science in Action

From the vantage point of space, NASA works to increase our understanding of our planet, improve lives, and safeguard our future. America’s space agency develops and shares tools, observations, and applications to help map and measure our planet’s vital signs and study natural and human-caused changes to our climate and environment.

NASA operates dozens of missions to help us understand Earth on a global scale, while also connecting local events and phenomena to the big picture. Using satellites, airplanes, balloons, ships, ground stations, and the International Space Station, scientists collect data about our air and clouds; about forests, desert, cities; about ocean currents, temperatures, and life; and ice on land and in the sea.

Related Resources

+ NASA Earth Observatory
+ GPM Mission
+ GLOBE Citizen Science
+ ICESat-2 Mission
+ Terra & Aqua MODIS
+ NASA Earth Data
+ NASA WorldView

Poster design by Allison Nussbaum and Ginger Butcher in collaboration with Michael Carlowicz, Valerie Casasanto, Jennifer Brennan, Nyssa Rayne, Kristen Weaver, Dorian Janney, Elizabeth Joyner, and Trena Ferrell.