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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) East and West
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NOAA maintains a two-satellite Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) constellation to watch over the Western Hemisphere.
Mission Possible: Women of the Hubble Space Telescope
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When they were growing up, six women couldn’t have imagined that their lives would take them on a journey to NASA to work with the Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA Tech’s Supporting Role at the Oscars
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It's all about the gold. NASA uses gold on satellites and telescopes to see in infrared and block heat absorption. We needed a coating that was ulta-reflective and super durable—and thanks to a family-owned business i...
Aurora from Above
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This video of the aurora borealis was captured by the Fast Auroral Imager, which is part of the e-POP instrument package carried on Canada’s Cassiope satellite.
Weather Forecasts Will Remain Reliable, Even with Climate Change
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Anthony Lupo, professor of atmospheric science at MU, found that even as carbon dioxide levels create a warmer climate, experts will still be able to predict weather patterns accurately.
Sea Level Rise Accelerates Over Time
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Global sea level rise is accelerating incrementally over time rather than increasing at a steady rate, as previously thought, according to a new study based on 25 years of NASA and European satellite data.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Arrives
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The optical telescope and integrated science instrument module (OTIS) of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope arrived at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems in Redondo Beach, California, on Friday, Feb. 2.
Super Blue Blood Moon and Lunar Eclipse
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Jan. 31, 2018, brought a lunar trifecta: the super blue blood Moon! Starting at 5:30 a.m. Eastern, NASA TV offered a livestream of the Moon. This full moon is the third in a series of “supermoons,” when the Moon is closer to Earth in its orbit -- known as perigee -- and about 14 percent brighter than usual.
NASA: 2017 Takes Second Place for Hottest Year
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Earth's surface temperatures in 2017 were the second warmest since since 1880, when global estimates first become feasible, NASA scientists found. Global temperatures 2017 were second only to 2016, which still holds t...
Elkhorn Slough Reserve Estuary Explorers
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Estuary Explorers allows a group of local students to visit the Elkhorn Slough Reserve once a week for four years. It is through this deep experience that new stewards of the Reserve emerge and grow.
