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Akash Awasthi

Akash Awasthi Research Scientist, NASA Earth eXchange (NEX) Affiliation: Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, NASA Earth eXchange (NEX) Branch: Biospheric Science Branch (SGE) Email: akash.awasthi@nasa.gov Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IM6EGDIAAAAJ&hl=en Personal Biography Dr. Akash Awasthi is a Research Scientist at the NASA Earth eXchange (NEX)…

Green California’s Big Oil Problem

While Gov. Newsom touted the state’s environmental efforts at the UN climate summit, toxic spills and a new law speeding drilling tarnished its reputation at home. By Liza Gross Thousands of gallons of oil and toxic wastewater poured out of…

Ancient lake reappears in Death Valley after record-breaking rains

Repeated fall storms led to the temporary lake, known as Lake Manly, appearing in basin 282ft beneath sea level After record-breaking rains, an ancient lake in Death Valley national park that had vanished has returned to view. The temporary lake,…

NASA’s Center for Geospace Storms Releases New Space Weather Model

NASA’s Center for Geospace Storms, or CGS, publicly released the cutting-edge MAGE (Multiscale Atmosphere-Geospace Environment) model, a supercomputing powerhouse that uses NASA mission data to reveal how different parts of geospace react to solar disturbances. The MAGE model will help space…

NASA’s TRACERS Spacecraft Begin Preliminary Science Data Collection

NASA’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission has started collecting preliminary science data, including tandem measurements that are key to the mission’s science goals. One of the two satellites, Space Vehicle 2, completed commissioning and is fully operational.…

NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim to Discuss Eight-Month Space Station Mission

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim poses inside the International Space Station’s cupola as it orbits 265 miles above the Indian Ocean near Madagascar. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will recap his recent mission aboard the International Space Station during a…

NASA Satellite Images Could Soon Lead to Safer Bridges Worldwide

The New River Gorge bridge near Fayetteville, West Virginia, is the longest single-span steel arch bridge in the United States. Data from satellites like NASA’s NISAR will make it possible to track bridge health remotely to help ensure structural integrity…