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Tropical Cyclone Information System Updated to Include New Satellite Data Sets

Technology Development The Tropical Cyclone Information System (TCIS) is a tool that fuses hurricane models and observations within a web-based system to improve forecasting capabilities. TCIS provides scientists with the capability to overlay user-selected observational data on top of a variety of user-selected model predictions, and to perform online analysis of models and observations....

20 Years of Global Biosphere

By monitoring the color of reflected light via satellite, scientists can determine how successfully plant life is growing. News Article Type: Homepage ArticlesPublished: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 -...

Visualization of the 2017 Hurricane Season

This visualization follows sea salt, dust, and smoke from July 31 to November 1, 2017 to reveal how these particles are transported across the map. News Article Type: Homepage ArticlesPublished: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 -...


MONDAY 20. NOVEMBER 2017


Solar System’s First Interstellar Visitor Dazzles Scientists

Astronomers recently scrambled to observe an intriguing asteroid that zipped through the solar system on a steep trajectory from interstellar space—the first confirmed object from another star.  News Article Type: Homepage ArticlesPublished: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 -...


SATURDAY 18. NOVEMBER 2017


ELaNa XIV CubeSats Launch on JPSS-1 Mission

Portal origin URL: ELaNa XIV CubeSats Launch on JPSS-1 MissionPortal origin nid: 413638Published: Saturday, November 18, 2017 - 04:46Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Four CubeSats Launch on JPSS-1 MissionPortal image: View of Delta II Rocket that is set to Launch NOAA’s JPSS-1Science...


FRIDAY 17. NOVEMBER 2017


Taking a Spin on Plasma Space Tornadoes with NASA Observations

Portal origin URL: Taking a Spin on Plasma Space Tornadoes with NASA ObservationsPortal origin nid: 413533Published: Friday, November 17, 2017 - 11:06Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: New NASA mission results show that tornado-like swirls of space plasma create tumultuous boundaries in the near-Earth environment, letting dangerous high-energy particles...

Our Living Planet

Life. It's the one thing that, so far, makes Earth unique among the thousands of other planets we've discovered. Since the fall of 1997, NASA satellites have continuously and globally observed all plant life at the surface of the land and ocean. This week, NASA is sharing stories and videos about how this view of life from space is furthering knowledge of our home planet and the search for...


THURSDAY 16. NOVEMBER 2017


NASA Detects Solar Flare Pulses at Sun and Earth

Portal origin URL: NASA Detects Solar Flare Pulses at Sun and EarthPortal origin nid: 413448Published: Thursday, November 16, 2017 - 14:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Two recent studies show how solar flares exhibit pulses or oscillations in the amount of energy being sent out. Such research provides new insights on the origins of these massive...


WEDNESDAY 15. NOVEMBER 2017


NASA Expands Podcast Selections with New Science Series

Portal origin URL: NASA Expands Podcast Selections with New Science SeriesPortal origin nid: 413379Published: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 - 13:49Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: “Gravity Assist,” a new NASA weekly podcast series, launches Wednesday on NASA.gov and the SoundCloud and iTunes audio platforms.Portal image: Project Scientist...

Gravity Assist Podcast, The Sun with Nicky Fox

We start our “Gravity Assist” virtual tour of the solar system with – where else – the Sun!  How hot is the Sun, what are solar flares, and how does space weather affect us here in Earth? Jim is joined by Project Scientist Dr. Nicky Fox of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab to talk about our fascinating star and NASA’s upcoming Parker Solar Probe—a mission to...

The Changing Colors of our Living Planet

Life. It's the one thing that, so far, makes Earth unique among the thousands of other planets we've discovered. Since the fall of 1997, NASA satellites have continuously and globally observed all plant life at the surface of the land and ocean. During the week of Nov. 13-17, NASA is sharing stories and videos about how this view of life from space is furthering knowledge of our home planet...

FIREBIRD II and NASA Mission Locate Whistling Space Electrons’ Origins

Portal origin URL: FIREBIRD II and NASA Mission Locate Whistling Space Electrons’ OriginsPortal origin nid: 413291Published: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 - 10:32Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: New research using data from NASA's Van Allen Probes mission and FIREBIRD II CubeSat has shown that plasma waves in space are likely responsible for...


TUESDAY 14. NOVEMBER 2017


New NASA Mission Concept Aimed at Studying Why Planets Lose their Atmospheres

Portal origin URL: New NASA Mission Concept Aimed at Studying Why Planets Lose their AtmospheresPortal origin nid: 413250Published: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 10:46Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: A team of NASA scientists want to use Earth as a laboratory to understand how planets lose their atmospheres and has proposed a mission that the agency...

Proposed NASA Mission Would Investigate Where Space Weather Begins

Portal origin URL: Proposed NASA Mission Would Investigate Where Space Weather BeginsPortal origin nid: 413249Published: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 10:38Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: A NASA team is advancing a mission to reveal unprecedented details about solar flares, powerful eruptions that explode with enough energy that each one could power...


MONDAY 13. NOVEMBER 2017


NASA, We Need Your Help

Earth observations are aiding the mission to end river blindness When a former president of the United States asked for assistance in eliminating a debilitating disease from the Americas, it was a challenge we decided to take on. Scourge of Millions "My daughters must cook my meals, clean the house, and help me dress." That is how river blindness changed Pitasia Gonzales of rural...


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WEDNESDAY 8. NOVEMBER 2017


NASA Sets Media Coverage of Rescheduled NOAA Weather Satellite Launch

Portal origin URL: NASA Sets Media Coverage of Rescheduled NOAA Weather Satellite LaunchPortal origin nid: 412984Published: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 - 17:56Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1) satellite, the first in a new series of four highly advanced National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...

Parker Solar Probe Comes to NASA Goddard for Testing

Portal origin URL: Parker Solar Probe Comes to NASA Goddard for TestingPortal origin nid: 412951Published: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 - 14:10Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: On Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, NASA's Parker Solar Probe spacecraft arrived at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for environmental tests.Portal...


TUESDAY 7. NOVEMBER 2017


Powering Saturn's Active Ocean Moon

Heat from friction could power hydrothermal activity on Saturn's moon Enceladus for billions of years if the moon has a highly porous core, according to a new modeling study by European and U.S. researchers working on NASA's Cassini mission. News Article Type: Homepage ArticlesPublished: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 -...


MONDAY 6. NOVEMBER 2017


Electronics Demonstrate Operability in Simulated Venus Conditions

Technology Development  NASA’s future planetary exploration efforts, including missions to Venus, require electronics capable of surviving temperatures of 470° C and above for long durations. Such durable electronics eliminate the need for cooling systems to enable sustained operations. Previous operation of electronics at Venus surface conditions (e.g., in Venus missions) has been...


FRIDAY 3. NOVEMBER 2017


Hubble Sees Nearby Asteroids Photobombing Distant Galaxies

Like rude relatives who jump in front of your vacation snapshots of landscapes, some of our solar system's asteroids have photobombed deep images of the universe taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. These asteroids reside, on average, only about 160 million miles from Earth — right around the corner in astronomical terms. Yet they've horned their way into this picture of thousands of...

Return of the Comet: 96P Spotted by ESA, NASA Satellites

Portal origin URL: Return of the Comet: 96P Spotted by ESA, NASA SatellitesPortal origin nid: 412733Published: Friday, November 3, 2017 - 09:28Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Sun-gazing missions SOHO and STEREO watched the return of comet 96P/Machholz when it entered their fields of view between Oct. 25-30. It is extremely rare for comets to be seen...


THURSDAY 2. NOVEMBER 2017


Atmospheric Beacons Guide NASA Scientists in Search for Life

Portal origin URL: Atmospheric Beacons Guide NASA Scientists in Search for LifePortal origin nid: 412677Published: Thursday, November 2, 2017 - 11:14Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: New NASA research proposes a novel approach to sniffing out exoplanet atmospheres. It takes advantage of frequent stellar storms from cool, young dwarf stars to highlight...


WEDNESDAY 1. NOVEMBER 2017


Briefings, NASA Television Coverage Set for Launch of NOAA Weather Satellite

Portal origin URL: Briefings, NASA Television Coverage Set for Launch of NOAA Weather SatellitePortal origin nid: 412601Published: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 - 14:33Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA are preparing for the upcoming launch of the Joint Polar Satellite...

NASA Investigates Invisible Magnetic Bubbles in Outer Solar System

Portal origin URL: NASA Investigates Invisible Magnetic Bubbles in Outer Solar SystemPortal origin nid: 412596Published: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 - 13:51Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Forty years ago, the twin Voyagers spacecraft were launched to explore the frontiers of our solar system, and have since made countless discoveries, including...