Rising Waters Sea Level: NASA Infrastructure
A look at how NASA is dealing with the threat of sea level rise to its coastal infrastructure, particularly at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, and Ames Research Center […]
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Rising Waters Sea Level: NASA Infrastructure
What Is the Greenhouse Effect?
Earth is a comfortable place for living things. It’s just the right temperatures for plants and animals – including humans – to thrive. Why is Earth so special?
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What Is the Greenhouse Effect?
Yo soy Artemis
Los empleados hispanos de la NASA contribuyen a muchos de los aspectos de la misión Artemis, que tiene como objetivo volver a llevar seres humanos a la Luna y, eventualmente, […]
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Yo soy Artemis
The Shuttle’s Last Flight: An End, A New Beginning
More than a decade ago, the last space shuttle mission (STS-135) dropped out of the predawn darkness and landed on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy […]
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The Shuttle’s Last Flight: An End, A New Beginning
Why Observe: Tree Height
“Why Observe?: Tree Height” explores surface height measurement missions and the role that citizen science can play within the scientific community.
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Why Observe: Tree Height
Welcome to the Ionosphere
Learn about the features of the ionosphere! This little-explored region exists between space and Earth. It is home to the aurora, the international space station, a variety of satellites, and […]
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Welcome to the Ionosphere
Why Observe: Land Cover
Why do scientists use land cover observations from satellites, and why do they need help from citizen scientists? Find out the answer to these questions in Why Observe?: Land Cover […]
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Why Observe: Land Cover
So, You Want to Build a Satellite
Using the MAVEN mission as an example, this video describes the steps a proposed mission must go through before construction even begins.
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So, You Want to Build a Satellite
NASA’s Earth Minute: Usual Suspects
Before the Industrial Revolution, Earth’s climate changed due to natural events such as volcanic activity and solar energy variations. These natural events still contribute to climate change today, but their […]
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NASA’s Earth Minute: Usual Suspects
NASA’s Earth Minute: Why Does NASA Study Earth?
Earth is a complex, dynamic system we do not fully understand. To learn more about it, NASA, as the agency with access to space, was tasked with launching the first […]
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NASA’s Earth Minute: Why Does NASA Study Earth?
NASA’s Earth Minute: Mission to Earth
NASA doesn’t just explore outer space! Since 1959, with the launch of the first weather satellite, NASA has been studying our home planet on a global scale. NASA monitors Earth’s […]
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NASA’s Earth Minute: Mission to Earth
Hubble: The Great Space Telescope
This documentary celebrates not only the scientific and technological achievements of this telescope, but also the human spirit that’s helped to keep it up and operational for all these years. […]
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