Tag: Earth Science

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Powerful storms with heavy rainmaking capabilities appeared over the coast of central Vietnam in NASA provided infrared ...

NASA-NOAA satellite catches nighttime view of major hurricane Teddy

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) An early morning infrared image of Hurricane Teddy ...

NASA finds a fading wispy Tropical Depression Vicky

Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite found Vicky to be a shadow of its former self, devoid of precipitation around its ...

Understanding the movement patterns of free-swimming marine snails

New research relates shell shapes and body geometries and sizes with swimming abilities and sinking behaviors, which impact vertical migration ...

Detaching and uplifting, not bulldozing

Credit: ETH Zurich For a long time, geoscientists have assumed that the Alps were formed when the Adriatic plate from ...

How 13 billion years of cosmic evolution has ultimately led to intelligent life

New book illustrates up-to-date findings in cosmology and exobiologyCredit: World Scientific In March 1995, Ben Zuckerman and Matt Malkan hosted ...

Ocean acidification puts deep-sea coral reefs at risk of collapse

Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Deep-sea coral reefs face challenges as changes to ocean chemistry triggered by climate change ...

NASA-NOAA satellite finds a strengthening tropical storm Noul NASA-NOAA’s Suom

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the South ...

NASA finds coldest cloud tops on hurricane Teddy’s western side

Credit: Credit: NASA JPL/Heidar Thrastarson NASA analyzed the cloud top temperatures in Hurricane Teddy using infrared light to determine the ...

NASA imagery reveals Paulette became a strong extratropical cyclone

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical cyclones can become post-tropical before they dissipate, meaning they can become sub-tropical, extra-tropical or a remnant ...

NASA sees tropical storm Karina’s night moves

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Tropical Storm Karina was making night moves like ...

UMass Amherst researchers receive $6.3 million to ensure sustainable energy transition

Program also will promote socioeconomic equity of communitiesCredit: UMass Amherst A new program at UMass Amherst has been awarded two ...

Can pumping up cold water from deep within the ocean halt coral bleaching?

New research shows that pulses of cooler deep water reduced heat stress responses in coralsCredit: Yvonne Sawall The risk of ...

NASA finds wind shear not letting up on Tropical Storm Vicky

Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite obtained visible imagery of Tropical Storm Vicky as it continued moving through the ...

NASA observes Hurricane Sally making early morning landfall in Alabama

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite and the NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite provided views of the strength, extent and rainfall ...

Modern theory from ancient impacts

EDF, NASA, DRI, Google announce web application to transform water management in the West

OpenET will provide easily accessible satellite-based water data to help build a resilient future for agricultureCredit: OpenET (SACRAMENTO, CA -- ...

A NASA-NOAA nighttime view finds a slightly better organized tropical storm Karina

September 15, 2020

Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided an infrared look ...

Water vapor imagery reveals hurricane Paulette’s strongest side, dry air

September 15, 2020

Credit: Credits: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite analyzed Hurricane Paulette's water vapor content as it continued to move away from Bermuda ...

NASA satellite imagery shows Teddy consolidating