Global change ecologist leads NASA satellite study of rapid greening across Arctic tundra
International team of researchers finds the region has become greener as warmer air and soil temperatures lead to increased plant ...
Tag: Satellite Missions/Shuttles
Can ripples on the sun help predict solar flares?
Scientists analyze sunquakes to pinpoint flare energy source, perhaps predict flare severityCredit: UC Berkeley graphic by Juan Camilo Buitrago-Casas Solar ...
NRAO joins space mission to the far side of the moon to explore the early universe
Spacecraft DAPPER will study "dark ages" of the universe in radio wavesCredit: NRAO/AUI/NSF, Sophia Dagnello The National Radio Astronomy Observatory ...
New technology is a “science multiplier” for astronomy
Credit: NASA Federal funding of new technology is crucial for astronomy, according to results of a study released Sept. 21 ...
Hubble captures crisp new portrait of Jupiter’s storms
Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), and the OPAL team ...
Making space weather forecasts faster and better
UC San Diego engineer Boris Kramer is part of a team that will develop software to forecast space storms.Credit: NASA ...
SwRI scientist searches for stellar phosphorus to find potentially habitable exoplanets
Stellar chemical compositions used as proxy for potentially habitable systemsCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech SAN ANTONIO -- Sept. 16, 2020 -- A Southwest ...
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 -- ...
New small satellite to rendezvous with binary asteroids
Credit: Lockheed Martin The University of Colorado Boulder and Lockheed Martin will soon lead a new space mission to capture ...
SwRI-led study indicates sand-sized meteoroids are peppering asteroid Bennu
Research uses data from NASA's OSIRIS-REx missionCredit: NASA/GSFC/University of Arizona SAN ANTONIO -- Sept. 9, 2020 -- A new study ...
Surprise on Mars
Credit: NASA / JPL An observer standing on Mars would see the planet's moon Phobos cross the sky from west ...
Scientists discover a warped disc “torn apart by stars” in a triple Tatooine-like system
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada, Exeter/Kraus et al. Pioneering new research has revealed the first direct evidence that groups of stars can ...
NASA’s Webb ‘powerhouse’ solar array reconnects to the telescope
Credit: Image Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn One kilowatt is about what it takes to heat up some leftovers in a microwave ...
Has Earth’s oxygen rusted the Moon for billions of years?
Credit: Shuai Li To the surprise of many planetary scientists, the oxidized iron mineral hematite has been discovered at high ...