Data captured by Landsat 8, operated by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, was combined to make this natural color composite image of the Delmarva Peninsula on the U.S. East Coast July 20, 2019. These images are used to assess agriculture production and its interactions with the environment. Images like this false-color composite show agricultural crops, seen as vibrant green, and...
Portal origin URL: Magnetic ‘Highway’ Channels Material Out of Cigar Galaxy Portal origin nid: 467538Published: Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 12:15Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: New research shows that magnetic fields are contributing to the expulsion of material from the Cigar galaxy, or Messier 82, a well-known example of a starburst galaxy...
Portal origin URL: Magnetic Chaos Hidden Within the Whirlpool Galaxy Portal origin nid: 467544Published: Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 12:15Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Not all appears as it would seem in the Whirlpool galaxy. SOFIA shows that the magnetic fields in the outer arms do not follow the galaxy's spiral shape.Portal...
Portal origin URL: 2020 Tied for Warmest Year on Record, NASA Analysis ShowsPortal origin nid: 467581Published: Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 09:09Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2020 tied with 2016 as the warmest year on record, according to an analysis by NASA.Portal image: 2020 Earth’s global...
Portal origin URL: NASA, Poland Sign Agreement to Build Instrument to Study Interplanetary SpacePortal origin nid: 467556Published: Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 07:30Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland have agreed to cooperate on a NASA heliophysics mission, the Interstellar...