NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA Study Links Severe Storm Increases, Global Warming

The frequency of extremely high clouds in Earth's tropics is increasing as a result of global warming.

Modeling Radiation Exposure for Pilots, Crew and Passengers on Commercial Flights

Did you know that flight crews on high-latitude routes are exposed to more radiation on an annual basis than nuclear plant workers?

New Satellite Data Reveal Impact of Olympic Pollution Controls

China had clearer skies and easier breathing in mind in the summer of 2008 when they temporarily shuttered some factories and banished many cars in a pre-Olympic sprint to clean up Beijing's air.

Mission Operations Readiness Review for NPOESS Preparatory Project Completed

A comprehensive Mission Operations Readiness (MOR) review of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) was successfully completed last month.

New Oceanography Mission Data Now Available

Oceanography data that will help scientists around the world better understand climate change are now available.

Report Calls Aerosol Research Key to Improving Climate Predictions

01.16.09 - Scientists need a more detailed understanding of how human-produced atmospheric particles, called aerosols, affect climate in order to produce better predictions of Earth's future climate, according to a NASA-led report issued by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program on Friday.

NASA Debuts Global Hawk Autonomous Aircraft for Earth Science

01.15.09 - NASA and the Northrop Grumman Corp. of Los Angeles have unveiled the first Global Hawk aircraft system to be used for environmental science research, heralding a new application for the world's first fully autonomous high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft.

02.29.08

NASA's New Decadal Survey Missions: SMAP, ICESat-II

01.23.08

NASA Media Event Highlights Rainfall Satellite's Decade of Success