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NASA Data Helps Maine Oyster Farmers Choose Where to Grow

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January 16, 2026
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NASA satellites are helping Maine oyster farmers pick better sites and plan when oysters will be ready to harvest.

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NASA Data Powers New Tool to Protect Water Supply After Fires

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September 25, 2025
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When wildfires scorch a landscape, the flames are just the beginning. NASA is helping U.S. communities foresee and prepare for what can follow: mudslides, flash flooding, and contaminated water supplies.

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NASA Sensor on Space Station Eyes Contamination off California Coast

Brian Evans
June 13, 2025
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Proof-of-concept results from the mouth of the Tijuana River in San Diego County show how an instrument called EMIT could aid wastewater detection. An instrument built at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to map minerals on Earth is now revealing clues about water quality. A recent study found that EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation) […]