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NASA Finds Summer 2024 Hottest to Date - NASA
WEBSep 11, 2024 · August 2024 set a new monthly temperature record, capping Earth’s hottest summer since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York. The announcement comes as a new analysis upholds confidence in the agency’s nearly 145-year-old temperature record.
NASA’s Planetary Radar Tracks Two Large Asteroid Close …
WEBJul 3, 2024 · The Deep Space Network’s Goldstone planetary radar had a busy few days observing asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21 as they safely passed Earth. Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California recently tracked two asteroids as they flew by our planet.
Earth Science Research News - NASA Science
WEBEarth News and Information. Filters. NASA Finds Summer 2024 Hottest to Date. 5 min read. The agency also shared new state-of-the-art datasets that allow scientists to track Earth’s temperature for any month and region going back to 1880 with greater certainty.
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WEBWe observe our planet’s oceans, land, ice, and atmosphere, and measure how a change in one drives change in others. We develop new ways to observe and study Earth's interconnected systems and we build long-term data records of how our planet evolves.
Direct Observations Confirm That Humans Are Throwing Earth…
WEBMar 25, 2021 · A NASA study has confirmed with direct evidence that human activities are changing Earth's energy budget, trapping much more energy from the Sun than is escaping back into space.
New Proposals to Help NASA Advance Knowledge of Our …
WEBMay 7, 2024 · NASA has selected four proposals for concept studies of missions to help us better understand Earth science key focus areas for the benefit of all, including greenhouse gases, the ozone layer, ocean surface currents, and …
What We Learned From NASA’s DART Mission - The New York Times
WEBSep 26, 2022 · When NASA’s big Artemis I moon mission finally launches, one of 10 CubeSats hitching a ride to space will be NEA Scout, which will use a solar sail to travel to a near-Earth asteroid.
Tracking Tiny Movements Means Big Impacts for Earth Science
WEBApr 22, 2024 · Find out how the upcoming NISAR mission, an Earth satellite designed to capture detailed views of our planet's changing surface, will provide new insights into everything from natural disasters to climate change. Plus, connect it all to STEM learning.
NASA Launches New Climate Mission to Study Ocean, Atmosphere
WEBFeb 8, 2024 · Earth’s oceans are responding in many ways to climate change – from sea level rise to marine heat waves to a loss of biodiversity. With PACE, researchers will be able to study climate change’s effects on phytoplankton, which play a key role in the global carbon cycle by absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and converting it into ...