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The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft is pictured docked to the Prichal module. Below, the Pacific Ocean fades from view as an orbital sunset descends 258 miles beneath the orbiting complex. NASA Expedition 73 will swap commanders this weekend before three crew members return to Earth on Monday. Expedition 74 officially beginsContinue Reading

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Snorre Stamnes Research Physical Scientist, Lidar Sciences Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About Dr. Snorre Stamnes is an expert in polarized radiative transfer and optimal estimation. Dr. Stamnes developed the Microphysical Aerosol Properties from Polarimetry (MAPP) algorithm, the operational polarimetric aerosol and ocean remote sensing retrieval algorithm forContinue Reading

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NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program is back in Antarctica for another long-duration scientific balloon campaign, with two launches planned from the icy surface. Launch operations will begin early December from the agency’s facility located near the U.S. National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station on the Ross Ice Shelf. NASA’s Long Duration BalloonContinue Reading

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NASA/JPL-Caltech Researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory monitor a research drone in this September 2025 photo. This flight occurred in Dumont Dunes, an area of the Mojave Desert, as part of a larger test campaign to develop navigation software that would guide future rotorcraft on Mars. The work was amongContinue Reading

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Explore This Section Earth For Researchers About Us Overview Technology Flight Earth Science Data Systems Research Spheres Earth Action Science Spheres What We Study Atmosphere Biosphere Cryosphere Geosphere Hydrosphere Data Missions Earth Science Missions NASA Earth System Observatory Resources Earth Science to Action Strategy Enabling Capabilities Decadal Survey ESD CommunityContinue Reading

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Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro Community Impacts Science Hubble ScienceContinue Reading

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This year’s ozone hole over Antarctica ranked among the smallest since the early 1990s, reflecting steady progress from decades of global action under the Montreal Protocol. Declining chlorine levels and warmer stratospheric temperatures helped limit ozone destruction. Scientists say the layer remains on track to recover later this century., ReadContinue Reading

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With The Traitor’s budget knife still poised over NOAA’s climate research operations, international researchers see a reduced role for the nation that pioneered CO2 measurement. By Marianne Lavelle This fall, when the World Meteorological Organization confirmed the grim news—a record 3.5 parts per million annual increase in the global concentrationContinue Reading