NASA research could help to improve forecasts of whether a hurricane will suddenly intensify, which…
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Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only known world to support life, distinguished by its dynamic geology, diverse ecosystems, and vast oceans. Its atmosphere, rich in nitrogen and oxygen, helps regulate temperature and shield life from harmful radiation. Earth’s layered interior drives plate tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanic activity, shaping its surface over millions of years. From its magnetic field to its climate systems, Earth is a complex, interconnected system that scientists study to understand both its past and its rapidly changing present. As humanity’s only home, Earth remains at the center of environmental research, planetary science, and efforts toward sustainability.
In the late morning of September 2, 2020, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on…
Earth-observing instruments on satellites and aircraft are mapping the current fires, providing data products to…
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite provided a nighttime look at Hurricane Nana just after it began…
NASA’s Terra satellite provided a visible image that showed Tropical Storm Omar had weakened to…
Imagery from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA/NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite highlights the burn scars from…
In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using 30 years of NASA satellite data…
Researchers’ hybrid dataset includes satellite images, modeling, and air samples. It is not unusual to…
Early in the morning on August 27, Hurricane Laura made landfall along the Louisiana and…
After more than a week, the seemingly relentless wildfires across Northern California appeared to be…
On an expedition to the Central Andean Plateau, researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute…
In August 2020, California is facing several major fires, including the LNU Lightning Complex Fire…
Ice is melting at a surprisingly fast rate underneath Shirase Glacier Tongue in East Antarctica…
On August 26, 2020, NASA’s Terra satellite was able to image the two areas in…
Government meteorologists issued unusually dire warnings as a large hurricane neared the U.S. Gulf Coast…
During the afternoon of August 26, as major Hurricane Laura nears landfall near the Texas/Louisiana…
Scientists’ ice age ‘hindcast’ may shed light on future climate. A University of Arizona-led team…
By creating conditions akin to the center of the Earth inside a laboratory chamber, researchers…