NASA’s Earth Minute: Scale in the Sky
The force of gravity not only keeps us from floating away, it lets NASA study Earth’s water & ice from space. Using a pair of twin satellites named GRACE, we […]
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NASA’s Earth Minute: Scale in the Sky
NASA’s Earth Minute: Cloudy Forecast
Clouds are complicated when it comes to climate science, as they both warm and cool Earth. NASA is studying these atmospheric masses of condensed water vapor with satellites and aircraft.
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NASA’s Earth Minute: Cloudy Forecast
NASA’s Earth Minute: Blowin’ in the Wind
Since 1978, NASA has been monitoring ocean winds via scatterometry, the data of which has improved weather and hurricane forecasts and helped us better understand global climate patterns. Knowing which […]
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NASA’s Earth Minute: Blowin’ in the Wind
The How-To Guide to Satellites: The Design Review
Building satellites isn’t easy. They’re complex, expensive, and not to mention hard to make! This is why whenever NASA makes a new satellite–like the MAVEN mission to Mars–its scientists and […]
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The How-To Guide to Satellites: The Design Review
NASA Spotlite: The Big Bang
This animation begins with a pinpoint of light as the Big Bang, and continues to show the formation of the first stars and galaxies.
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NASA Spotlite: The Big Bang
Looking Down a Well: A Brief History of Geodesy
Geodesy is a field of study that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth, and it all started when a clever human named Eratosthenes discovered that you could […]
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Looking Down a Well: A Brief History of Geodesy
NASA for Kids: Intro to Engineering
What is engineering, and who exactly is an engineer?
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NASA for Kids: Intro to Engineering
NASA Spotlite: Northern Lights
Student producers confront the misconception that the northern lights are created by aliens.
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NASA Spotlite: Northern Lights
NASA’s 5 Newest Earth Expeditions Ready for Takeoff
NASA is sending five airborne campaigns across the United States in 2020 to investigate fundamental processes that ultimately impact human lives and the environment, from snowstorms along the East Coast […]
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NASA’s 5 Newest Earth Expeditions Ready for Takeoff
Los Vientos Oceánicos
Desde 1978, la NASA ha estado monitoreando los vientos oceánicos a través de la dispersometría, cuyos datos han mejorado los pronósticos meteorológicos y de huracanes y nos han ayudado a […]
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