Environment & Sustainability

Learn about climate change, renewable energy, and sustainable living practices. CurioAtlas brings together research and solutions shaping the future of our planet.

Geosphere Publications and Research Highlights 

Explore This Section … Geosphere Geosphere Publications and… Earth For Researchers About Us Overview Technology Flight Earth Science Data Systems Earth System Science Research Earth Action What We Study Science Spheres Earth System Science Research Atmosphere Biosphere Cryosphere Geosphere Hydrosphere…

Qiguang Yang

Qiguang Yang Senior Research Scientist, Contractor, CLARREO Pathfinder (CPF) Mission, Chemistry and Dynamics Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center Select Publications A Hyperspectral Bidirectional Reflectance Model for Land Surface [MDPI] Development of a fast and accurate PCRTM radiative transfer…

Out of This World Discoveries: Space Station Research in 2025

5 Min Read Out of This World Discoveries: Space Station Research in 2025 As Earth completed its orbit around the Sun to close out 2025, the International Space Station circled our planet more than 5,800 times. Serving as humanity’s unique…

NASA’s Crawler Preps for Artemis II Rollout

NASA/Ben Smegelsky NASA’s Crawler-transporter 2 moves toward the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. The crawler will transport NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft to Launch Complex…

A Place in Space to Call Home: Part 1

From Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA each week on the official podcast of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Listen to in-depth conversations with the astronauts, scientists and engineers…