depletion of groundwater in northwestern India between 2002 and 2008

Satellites Unlock Secret to Northern India's Vanishing Water

Using NASA satellite data, scientists have found that groundwater levels in northern India have been declining by as much as 33 centimeters (1 foot) per year over the past decade.
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image combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Spitzer Space Telescope shows the star-forming cloud Cepheus B

Space Telescopes Find Trigger-Happy Star Formation

A new study from two of NASA's Great Observatories provides fresh insight into how some stars are born, along with a beautiful new image of a stellar nursery in our Milky Way galaxy.
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image of Victoria Crater in the Meridiani Planum region of Mars was taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Mars Orbiter Shows Angled View of Martian Crater

The high-resolution camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has returned a dramatic oblique view of the Martian crater that a rover explored for two years.
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What’s Up for August? Meteors!

What's Up for August? Meteors!

The Perseid meteor shower will dazzle in the early morning hours of Aug. 13. Plus, a popular planet shows up in the night sky.
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Space Age Volcano Monitoring Network

Space Age Volcano Monitoring Network

If Mt. Saint Helens erupts again, a team of scientists and engineers will be monitoring with space age technology from NASA.
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