Climate (Page 18)

The latest United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) concluded in November without a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels and without significant progress in strengthening national pledges to reduce climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions. In aggregate, today’s climate policies remain far too unambitious to meet the Paris Agreement’s goal of capping global warming atContinue Reading

Earth’s Moon Moon Home Facts Moon Facts Top Questions By the Numbers Inside & Out Composition Formation Atmosphere Craters Moonquakes Weather Water & Ices Solar Wind Moon in Motion Phases Eclipses Supermoons Tides Tidal Locking Moonlight Observe Daily Moon Guide Observe the Moon Night Viewing Guide Photography Guide Exploration OverviewContinue Reading

A red-yellow airglow blankets Earth’s horizon as the city lights of southwestern Europe and North Africa sparkle in contrast to the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea that separates the two continents. The International Space Station was orbiting 262 miles above the Atlantic at approximately 7:47 p.m. local time whenContinue Reading

AOS Home Mission Mission Overview Spaceborne Architecture Suborbital Program Meet the Team Mission Timeline Science Science Overview Objectives and Goals Science Measurements AOS Stories Applications Applications Overview Get Involved Resources Gallery Document Library AOS Stories Acronyms Glossary Mission Timeline A high-level overview of the AOS mission timeline is presented here.Continue Reading

Chander Sujan Technical Area Manager Affiliation– NASA Ames Research Center Division– Human Systems Integration Division (TH) Phone– 650-604-0303 Email– chander.s.sujan@nasa.gov Mail Stop– 262-103 The post Chander Sujan appeared first on NASA Science., Read MoreContinue Reading

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured this view of a location nicknamed “Mont Musard” on Sept. 8, 2025. Made up of three images, the panorama also captures another region, “Lac de Charmes,” where the rover’s team will be looking for more rock core samples to collect in the year ahead. NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSSContinue Reading

Laura Judd Research Scientist / Associate Program Manager, IMPAQT Member, Chemistry & Dynamics Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About Laura grew up in Nebraska, where the ever-changing weather motivated her career path. She has a bachelor’s degree in Meteorology/Climatology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a PhD inContinue Reading

6 Min Read NASA’s Push Toward Commercial Space Communications Gains Momentum  An artist’s concept of a near-Earth satellite relay constellation. Credits: NASA/Chase Leidy  NASA’s commercial partners are actively demonstrating next-generation satellite relay capabilities for spaceflight missions, marking a significant step toward retiring the agency’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS)Continue Reading

6 min read NASA Study Suggests Saturn’s Moon Titan May Not Have Global Ocean This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Cassini spacecraft performing one of its many close flybys of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. By analyzing the Doppler shift of radio signals traveling to and from Earth, the mission precisely measuredContinue Reading

By USGS Landsat Missions The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with NASA, has named the new Landsat Science Team that will support the world’s longest-running Earth observation mission for a planned 2026-2030 term.  The team brings together experts from universities, private industry, and federal and international agencies to help the U.S.Continue Reading

10 Min Read NASA Langley Research Center: 2025 Year in Review  The future of flight, space exploration, and science starts at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, where we have been advancing innovation for more than 100 years. Join us as we look back at NASA Langley’s achievements inContinue Reading