Welcome to the Earth Sciences Division
The Earth Sciences Division at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center plans, organizes, evaluates, and carries out a broad program of scientific research, both theoretical and experimental, to study the Earth. We are delighted you found us here and hope you will return many times to visit and experience the excitement we feel about our mission. Our mission ranges from basic research, to the definition and development of flight missions and instruments, to mission operations, data analysis, and distribution.
TOP STORIES
- Climate Simulation Computer Becomes More Powerful
More powerful computers needed to process the sophisticated computer models
used in climate forecasts are now being developed at Goddard..
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- NASA Releases GOES-14 Satellite Video of Hurricane Bill
NASA has released a video of Hurricane Bill today from the
GOES-14 satellite. The video was put together from
a series of still frames taken by the satellite using both infrared and
visible imagery and provides different views of Hurricane
Bill on August 20.
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- NASA Researcher Nets First Measure of Africa's Coastal Forests
- NASA researchers finds that African mangrove forests are being
destroyed by worsening pollution, encroaching real estate development,
and deforestation.
- First IR Image from Newest Weather Satellite Captures Hurricane Bill
- On August 17, 2009, at 1:31 p.m. EST, the latest NASA/NOAA
geostationary weather satellite, called GOES-14, returned
its first full-disk thermal infrared (IR) image, showing radiation
with a wavelength of 10.7 micrometers emanating from Earth.
- Atlantic Hurricane Season Springs to Life
- After a rather slow start, the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season
has seen a sudden surge in activity with the rapid emergence
of three named storms.
- Satellites Unlock Secret of Vanishing Water in India
- Groundwater beneath northern India’s farms and cities
has been disappearing. Hydrologists, like NASA's Matt Rodell,
have been hunting for it.
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- NSPIRES Research Opportunities
- Supporting research in science and technology is an important part of
NASA's overall mission
- NASA Science For Educators
- "To inspire the next generation of explorers"
- Goddard Diversity Council
- Diversity at Goddard