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NASA Selects Scientific Support for Goddard Institute for Space Studies

02.08.2023
NASA has selected Autonomic Integra of Gaithersburg, Maryland, for specialized scientific support services to the Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York.
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NASA Spinoffs Bolster Climate Resilience, Improve Medical Care, More

01.31.2023
The latest edition of NASA’s Spinoff publication features dozens of new commercialized technologies that use the agency’s technology, research, and/or expertise to benefit people around the globe. It also includes a section highlighting technologies of tomorrow.
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NASA Scientists & Historian Named AAAS 2022 Fellows

01.31.2023
Four individuals with NASA affiliations, including three in the GSFC Science and Exploration Directorate, have been named 2022 fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science in recognition of their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements in the scientific enterprise.
Image detail from global five-year average temperature anomalies map from 2017-2021 from the NASA GISS analysis.

NASA Says 2022 Fifth Warmest Year on Record, Warming Trend Continues

01.12.2023
Earth's average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA. Continuing the planet's long-term warming trend, global temperatures in 2022 were 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit (0.89 degrees Celsius) above the average for NASA's baseline period (1951-1980), scientists from NASA's Goddard Institut
Map of global temperatures from 2017-2021

NASA, NOAA to Announce 2022 Global Temperatures, Climate Conditions

01.10.2023
Climate researchers from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will release their annual assessments of global temperatures and discuss the major climate trends of 2022 during a media briefing at 11 a.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 12.
CISTO Chief and SMCE Government Manager Dr. Daniel Duffy presenting in front of the NASA hyperwall during Supercomputing 2022

NASA’s SMCE Team Helps Scientists Develop Collaborative Cloud Computing Projects

12.21.2022
An agile team of computer experts at NASA Goddard helps scientists collaborate and develop Open Science projects in astrophysics, Earth science, biology, and heliophysics by creating the SMCE managed cloud environment for science.
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NASA Press Events at 2022 Fall AGU Meeting

12.08.2022
NASA researchers will be presenting findings on Earth and space sciences Dec.12-16 at the American Geophysical Union's 2022 Fall meeting, being held virtually and in Chicago this year.
This air flow visualization shows the vortex wake for NASA’s six-passenger tiltwing concept Advanced Air Mobility vehicle

5 Ways Supercomputing is Key to NASA Mission Success

11.22.2022
Whether developing new technologies for landing on other planets, improving air travel here at home, or more realistically simulating global weather and climate, supercomputing is key to the success of NASA missions. These advances and more were on display in the agency’s hybrid exhibit during SC22.
Computer-generated perspective image of a volcano on Venus

NASA Study: Massive Volcanism May Have Altered Ancient Venus’ Climate

11.17.2022
A NASA paper suggests that volcanic activity lasting hundreds to thousands of centuries may have helped transform Venus from a temperate and wet world to the acidic hothouse it is today.
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NASA’s Economic Benefit Reaches All 50 States

10.27.2022
NASA released the results of its second agencywide economic impact report on Thursday, demonstrating how its Moon to Mars activities, investments in climate change research and technology, as well as other work generated more than $71.2 billion in total economic output during fiscal year 2021.
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Celebrating National Hispanic American Heritage Month: NCCS User Spotlight: Clara Orbe

10.13.2022
As part of NASA’s National Hispanic American Heritage Month celebration, this spotlight shines on NASA Center for Climate Simulation user Dr. Clara Orbe of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
U.S. map depicting modeled temperature increase on extreme heat stress days 2074–2099

Feeling the Heat in the Extremes

09.16.2022
New climate research shows where to expect hot and humid heat waves in the United States in the coming decades.
Photo of Henry Bowman and his advisor, Dr. David Parrish

How a College Student Turned Pandemic Restrictions into an Opportunity to Conduct Research Using NASA Supercomputers

06.29.2022
The NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) interviewed Henry Bowman, a physics major at Carleton College who kept learning during COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns by starting an international research project using data analyzed with NCCS supercomputing resources and became first author on a published paper.
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NASA’s Cynthia Rosenzweig Receives 2022 World Food Prize

05.05.2022
Cynthia Rosenzweig, a senior research scientist and head of the Climate Impacts Group at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, received the 2022 World Food Prize from the World Food Prize Foundation on May 5.
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Join NASA's Earth Day Event

04.22.2022
Join us in person or virtually. Registration is open for virtual events.

The iconic “Earthrise” image of Earth appearing over the Moon’s horizon as seen from the Apollo 8 spacecraft, taken during a live broadcast with NASA astronauts from the lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1968.

NASA Celebrates Earth Day with Every #NASAEarthling

04.18.2022
NASA’s space exploration continues to inspire us to be better stewards of our planet and Earth Day is a great time to celebrate what we’ve done and can do to keep Earth everyone’s favorite planet in the universe.
Chicago's O'Hare International Airport is centered in this photograph, taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

NASA Researcher Finding Ways to Turn Down the Heat in Cities

03.21.2022
A team of climate scientists at NASA are studying whether “green roofs” can help ease deadly heat in vulnerable urban areas.
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NASA Invites Media to 59th Annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium

03.16.2022
Media are invited to meet leaders in space exploration at the 59th annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium, taking place on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park, from March 23 to 25. Attendees also have the option to watch the symposium online.
Artist conception of Mars with flowing water.

NASA-Funded Study Extends Period When Mars Could Have Supported Life

02.02.2022
The surface of Mars is barren and inhospitable, but perhaps it wasn’t always that way. Billions of years ago, when life emerged on Earth, the climate of Mars could have been Earth-like as well, with a thicker atmosphere than today and oceans of liquid water. A study funded by NASA and international partners indicates this period could have lasted l
Still image from the CAMP2Ex exhibition video, illustrating data gathered during CAMP2Ex’s Research Flight 09.

NASA-supported Prototype Turns Earth Data into 3D Video Dashboard

01.31.2022
NASA field campaigns return vast troves of valuable data. Sometimes, however, processing so much raw information and related satellite imagery can slow the pace of scientific discovery. To combat that lag in output, researchers and programmers have developed a prototype 3D video dashboard for data from field campaigns...
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One Year into the Biden Administration, NASA Looks to Future

01.19.2022
Over the past year, NASA has made valuable contributions to Biden-Harris Administration’s goals – leading on the global stage, addressing the urgent issue of climate change, creating high paying jobs, and inspiring future generations.
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2021 Tied for 6th Warmest Year in Continued Trend, NASA Analysis Shows

01.13.2022
Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2021 tied with 2018 as the sixth warmest on record, according to independent analyses done by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Image of globe heat map for North and Central Americas

Six Questions to Help You Understand the 6th Warmest Year on Record

01.13.2022
We answers six questions to help you understand the GISS global surface temperature analysis, what it shows about 2021 and how NASA makes sense of the data.
Graphic of global heat map 2016–2020

NASA, NOAA to Announce 2021 Global Temperatures, Climate Conditions

01.11.2022
Climate researchers from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will release their annual assessments of global temperatures and discuss the major climate trends of 2021 during a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 13.
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NASA to Highlight New Science Findings, Missions During AGU Meeting

12.06.2021
NASA researchers and colleagues from around the world will present the latest findings on a range of Earth and space science topics at the annual American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting, being held virtually and in New Orleans from Monday, Dec.13, through Friday, Dec. 17.

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