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Students Take on Airborne Field Research with NASA

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July 31, 2026
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The gusty wind didn’t make it easy to hold tight to a balloon so large. The balloon, a scientific instrument called an ozonesonde, was about to be released into the atmosphere above the Texas Gulf Coast by students from NASA’s SARP (Student Airborne Research Program), which concluded its summer session July 27. The balloon’s job […]

NASA-Funded Study Shows Wildfire Smoke’s Hidden Ozone Toll

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June 5, 2026
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Over the last decade, wildfires have worsened ground-level ozone pollution across much of the contiguous United States, creating unhealthy air far from active flames.

A Moonlit Earth as Seen From Artemis II

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June 4, 2026
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An astronaut’s photo, taken en route to the Moon, reveals our planet and its place in space in a novel way.

Gravity Waves From Super Typhoon Sinlaku

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June 1, 2026
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Satellites observed striking upper-atmosphere phenomena generated by an intensifying tropical cyclone.

Australia’s Cloudy Beauty

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May 12, 2026
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Valley fog gathered in the Victorian Alps while an arch-shaped cloud drifted across Port Phillip Bay.

NASA’s 777 Aircraft Returns Home with Science Flights on the Horizon

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April 23, 2026
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NASA’s Boeing 777 has returned to the agency’s fleet after undergoing heavy structural modifications as it transforms from a giant passenger plane into the agency’s next-generation airborne science laboratory. After a check flight and a three-hour transit from Waco, the aircraft returned to NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, on April 22. Since January […]

Pacific Moisture Drenches the U.S. Northwest

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December 12, 2025
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A potent atmospheric river delivered intense rainfall to western Washington, triggering flooding and mudslides.

NASA, NOAA Rank 2025 Ozone Hole as 5th Smallest Since 1992

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November 25, 2025
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The ozone hole over the Antarctic was small in 2025 compared to previous years and remains on track to recover later this century. The hole this year was the fifth smallest since 1992, the year a landmark international agreement to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals began to take effect.

Inside the Visualization: Aerosols

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September 27, 2025
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NASA uses satellites, ground measurements, and powerful computer models to track tiny particles floating in our air called aerosols.

NASA Tests Scalable Satellite Tech to Launch Sensors Quicker

Brian Evans
July 19, 2025
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NASA’s Athena Economical Payload Integration Cost mission, or Athena EPIC, is a test launch for an innovative, scalable space vehicle design to support future missions. The small satellite platform is engineered to share resources among the payloads onboard by managing routine functions so the individual payloads don’t have to. This technology results in lower costs […]