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A map made with SWOT data describing estimated discharge for rivers around the world. This information has numerous applications, from freshwater management to flood prediction. (NASA/JPL/UMass) Science teams at NASA and the French space agency CNES (Centre National d’Études Spatiales)…
Most of the reserves in the country are extra-heavy oil that’s tough to extract and generates more greenhouse gases.
4 Min Read I Am Artemis: Jacki Mahaffey Jacki Mahaffey, Artemis II chief training officer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, stands in front of the Orion mockup in Johnson’s Space Vehicle Mockup Center. Credits: NASA/Rad Sinyak Listen to…
David Beaman Acting Program Manager, NASA’s Space Launch System David Beaman is the acting program manager of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. He directs all SLS program activities, including development…
NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Anne McClain is pictured near one of the International Space Station’s main solar arrays during a spacewalk to upgrade the orbital outpost’s power generation system and relocate a communications antenna. Credit: NASA NASA…
Turbulence Modeling Resource: Large Files Encyclopedia Updated Jan 5, 2026 Introduction The files listed here are many of the Large File Storage (LFS) files from the public access version of the Turbulence Modeling Resource (TMR) website: The LFS files…
VAUPÉS, COLOMBIA – As a baby, Elisa Fernández Sánchez’ mother would place her into the bow of the canoe and glide across the murky waters of the Vaupés River in the thick Amazon rainforest. Their journey towards the traditional forest…
In the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve in the Brazilian Amazon, locals tap rubber and extract Brazil nuts from the rainforest for a living. It’s a way of life dependent on the forest that goes back generations — and which rubber…
At the end of 2024, the Azores stood as a beacon of hope and a global leader in ocean conservation, having created the largest network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the North Atlantic. The Azores safeguarded 30% of its…
NASA/Scott Battaion A scientific balloon starts its ascent into the air as it prepares to launch carrying NASA’s Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (PUEO) mission. The mission lifted off from Antarctica at 5:56 a.m. NZST, Saturday, Dec. 20 (11:56 a.m.,…