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NASA Supercomputer Enables Seasonal Forecasts for High Mountain Asia

05.31.2023
Using forecasts run on a our Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) supercomputer, scientists from US agencies and universities; and the Korea National University of Transportation assessed the ability of the GEOS-S2S-2 forecasting system to predict atmospheric and land surface conditions throughout the High Mountain Asia region.
Map of western United States map derived from the Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS) model depicting above average air temperatures at 2 meters

Summer Temperatures Arrive Early

05.18.2023
Record-breaking heat stifled western U.S. states and Canadian provinces.
Maestro Piotr Gajewski conducts the National Philharmonic in the world premier performance of Henry Dehlinger’s “Cosmic Cycles,” Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Capital One Hall in Tysons, Va. “Cosmic Cycles: A Space Symphony” is a collaboration between composer Henry Dehlinger, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and the National Philharmonic that features a fusion of music and video in seven multimedia works on the Sun, Earth, Moon, Planets, and Cosmos. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Goddard, National Philharmonic Explore Cosmos Through Imagery, Music Collaboration

05.15.2023
Awe-inspiring NASA visuals combined with the might of a live symphonic orchestra last week in “Cosmic Cycles,” a multimedia collaboration among the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the National Philharmonic, and composer Henry Dehlinger.
Photo of Dr. Randy Koster aboard a shipt on the ocean

Randy Koster: Modeling the Ways of Water

05.02.2023
Goddard research scientist Dr. Randy Koster discusses his work modeling land-surface processes and analyzing their interactions with the rest of the climate system.
Photo of VP Harris at GSFC in 2021

VP Harris, South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol to Visit NASA Goddard

04.24.2023
Vice President Kamala Harris and Republic of Korea (ROK) President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Tuesday, April 25, to see firsthand the agency’s climate change work. NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and Goddard Center Director Makenzie Lystrup will join them on tour.
Photo of trees in Africa

5 Ways Open Science is Transforming NASA Research and Protecting Our Planet

04.19.2023
In celebration of Earth Day, it's important to recognize the role of open science in protecting our planet and advancing NASA's research efforts. Through initiatives like NASA's Transform to Open Science (TOPS), researchers can collaborate and share data, promoting transparency and scientific integrity.
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NASA Celebrates Earth Day with Earth Science in Action

04.12.2023
This Earth Day, you can join us in person and online to see how our observations help us monitor the planet’s vital signs and share them with scientists and citizens around the world.
Collage of 6 NASA climate-related images

NASA Releases Agency Climate Strategy

03.29.2023
NASA has been working to better understand our home planet from the unique vantage point of space since the first TIROS satellites launched in the 1960s. Today, with more than two dozen Earth-observing satellites and instruments, it’s clearer than ever that our planet is an interconnected system.
sea levels (in blue) from data recorded by a series of five satellites starting in 1993. The solid red line shows the trajectory of rise from 1993 to 2022, illustrating that the rate of rise has more than doubled. By 2040, sea levels could be 3.66 inches (9.3 cm) higher than today

NASA Uses 30-Year Satellite Record to Track and Project Rising Seas

03.17.2023
Observations from space show that the rate of sea level rise is increasing. Knowing where and how much rise is happening can help coastal planners prepare for future hazards. Since satellites began observing sea surface height in 1993 , the average global sea level has increased by 3.6 inches (9.1 cm), according to NASA’s Sea Level Change Team.
Photo of Dr. Hamid Oloso

Celebrating Black History Month – NCCS User Spotlight: Hamid Oloso

02.16.2023
Joining NASA’s Black History Month celebration, this spotlight shines on NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) user Dr. Hamid Oloso. We follow Oloso from his childhood and university years in Nigeria to his current role as a computational scientist in the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
NOAA-20 satellite image of dust streaming off a dry Sistan Basin

A Dry Lake Hamun Means More Dust Storms

02.07.2023
When the seasonal lake and wetlands in the Sistan Basin dry out, dust often fills the sky.
Cover of Spinoff 2023

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.
Two images of the United States depicting Surface Temperatures on December 23, 2022 (left), and December 30, 2022 (left).

Weather Whiplash

01.05.2023
The configuration of the polar vortex may have played a role in unleashing bitter cold followed by record warmth in North America.
US map of Forecasted Surface Temperature Anomaly on December 23

The Freezing Snowy Nightmare Before Christmas

12.22.2022
A blast of Arctic air will plunge south and help trigger a powerful blizzard that will churn through the central and eastern U.S.
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.
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Chasing Faces in the Stratosphere

10.31.2022
A pair of NASA scientists have an unconventional hobby—searching through atmospheric data to find the rare moment when faces swirl up in their data.
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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.
Landsat 8 satellite image of Ian's eye

Staring Into Ian’s Eye

10.01.2022
NASA scientists are studying the latest satellite imagery of the storm and analyzing the forces that made the storm so catastrophic.
A tethered balloon system is flown at Guy, Texas

GMAO and NCCS Provide Forecasts for 10 NASA Field Campaigns

09.29.2022
This year, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) and NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) are providing near real-time atmospheric weather and chemistry forecasts for 10 NASA field campaigns — the largest number of supported campaigns since 2017.
Photo of smoke stacks

NASA and Google Team up to Better Track Local Air Pollution

09.15.2022
NASA and Google broadened an existing partnership to help local governments improve their monitoring and prediction of air quality for better decision making.
Map of air temperatures across the western U.S. on September 6, 2022

A Long-lasting Western Heatwave

09.10.2022
In early September 2022, a heat dome over the western U.S. brought a long-lasting, record-breaking heatwave that was ultimately cooled by a tropical storm.
Map depicting North American air temperature on July 31, 2022

A July of Extremes

08.02.2022
In the United States, pervasive and persistent heat domes put more than 150 million people under heat warnings and advisories in the month of July.
Photo of birds on the Pacific Flyway

NASA Study: Climate Patterns Thousands of Miles Away Affect US Bird Migration

07.19.2022
In a NASA-led study scientists have linked variability in the yearly timing of bird migrations to large-scale climate patterns originating thousands of miles away.

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