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Solar System Exploration

WebSolar System Overview. The solar system has one star, eight planets, five dwarf planets, at least 290 moons, more than 1.3 million asteroids, and about 3,900 comets. It is located …

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What Is Climate Change

WebClimate change is a long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth’s local, regional and global climates. These changes have a broad range of …

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Space Biology Program

WebThe goal of the Space Biology Program in the animal biology area is to understand the basic mechanisms that animals use to adapt and/or acclimate to spaceflight and alterations in …

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Explore Earth Science

WebExplore Earth Science. NASA uses the vantage point of space to increase our understanding of our home planet, improve lives, and safeguard our future. From its …

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A Health Check for South American Mangroves

WebMangroves are a crucial protector against climate change's effects in Guyana's low-lying coastal regions. In addition to being rich habitats for wildlife in this …

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Early Adopters of NASA’s PACE Data to Study Air Quality, Ocean …

WebFrom the atmosphere down to the surface of the ocean, data from NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) satellite benefits ecosystems, …

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Scientific Consensus

WebScientific Consensus. Temperature data showing rapid warming in the past few decades, the latest data going up through 2023. According to NASA, Earth’s average surface …

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Effects of the Solar Wind

WebNicky Fox is the division director for heliophysics at NASA Headquarters. She explains in more detail how the solar wind disrupts our magnetosphere: “As the wind …

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NASA Biological & Physical Sciences

WebIn 2020, NASA transferred administrative oversight of NASA’s biological and physical sciences research from the Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and …

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Hubble Celebrates 34th Anniversary with a Look at the Little …

WebIn celebration of the 34th anniversary of the launch of NASA’s legendary Hubble Space Telescope on April 24, astronomers took a snapshot of the Little Dumbbell …

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Getting to the Heart of the (Particulate) Matter

WebScientists have long known the air we breathe can be hazardous to our health. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 99 percent of the …

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NASA’s Hubble Pauses Science Due to Gyro Issue

WebNASA is working to resume science operations of the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope after it entered safe mode April 23 due to an ongoing gyroscope (gyro) …

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The Atmosphere: Earth's Security Blanket

WebSitemap Submit Feedback. Earth's atmosphere is essential to life, yet the invisible gases that form our "security blanket" can be hard to grasp. A new five-part series looks at our …

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Sols 4123-4124: Third Time’s the Charm!

WebRobotic arm downlink chair here! Rather than planning for the next day, I am on the team which assesses data that comes back from the rover and determines the …

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Amendment 8 A.44 Earth Action: Health and Air Quality Applied …

WebA.44 Earth Action: Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team (HAQ AST) seeks proposals to form a Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team that will apply …

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