October 11, 2018

With thick ice gone, Arctic sea ice changes more slowly
The Arctic Ocean's sea ice blanket has already lost most of its old ice and two-thirds of its thickness. The younger ice is thinning more slowly and variably.

October 10, 2018

All eyes on Hurricane Michael
Many NASA instruments are keeping tabs on Hurricane Michael from space, including AIRS and MISR. Here's what they've seen.

September 27, 2018

2018 Arctic summertime sea ice minimum extent tied for sixth lowest on record
Arctic sea ice likely reached its 2018 lowest extent on Sept. 19 and again on Sept. 23, according to NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder.

September 26, 2018

JPL airborne mission is one of five new Earth ventures
A JPL campaign to study river deltas and how they are threatened by rising seas is one of five newly selected NASA airborne missions.

September 19, 2018

New study tracks Hurricane Harvey stormwater with GPS
In a new NASA-led study, scientists used GPS data to track where Hurricane Harvey's stormwater went and how long it took to dissipate.

September 19, 2018

Scientists ID three causes of Earth's spin axis drift
NASA has identified three processes responsible for wobbles in Earth's axis of rotation: ice mass loss primarily in Greenland, glacial rebound, and mantle convection.

September 18, 2018

ECOSTRESS maps LA's hot spots
NASA's ECOSTRESS provides most detailed heatwave map of Los Angeles currently available from space.

September 17, 2018

NASA, ULA launch mission to track Earth's changing ice
NASA's Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) successfully launched from California on Saturday, embarking on its mission to measure the ice of Earth's frozen reaches with unprecedented accuracy.

September 14, 2018

GRACE-FO satellite switching to backup instrument processing unit
NASA's GRACE-FO team plans to switch to a backup system in the Microwave Instrument on one of the twin spacecraft this month.

August 22, 2018

NASA invites media to view launch of ICESat-2 from west coast
Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA's Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 15, with a 40-minute window opening at 8:46 a.m. EDT (5:46 a.m. PDT).

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