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Latest Features
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NASA C-20A Completes Radar Study of Volcanoes
NASA's Airborne Science C-20A, carrying a synthetic aperture radar, recently completed a study of volcanoes in Alaska, Aleutian Islands and Japan.
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Notable Tropical Cyclones in Southern California History
Here are a few of the more notable tropical cyclones that have affected Southern California in recorded history
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NASA's GPM Observatory Completes First Dry Run
NASA's GPM Core Observatory satellite went through its first complete comprehensive performance test (CPT), beginning on Oct. 4, 2012 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
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Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches New Max. Extent →
Two weeks after a record low sea ice minimum in the Arctic Ocean, the ice around Antarctica reached its annual winter maximum—and set a record for a new high.
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Hello, Knorr? It's the ISS Calling
Scientists aboard NASA's SPURS ocean research cruise and an astronaut aboard the International Space Station shared notes on exploring space and the sea in a very long-distance phone call.
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ISERV Team Earns NASA Silver Achievement Medal
The ISERV Team was honored at the MSFC Annual Honor Awards Ceremonies for receiving the prestigious NASA Silver Achievement Medal.
Latest News Releases
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NASA'S Operation Icebridge Resumes Flights Over Antarctica
10.12.12 - Scientists and flight crew members with Operation IceBridge, NASA's airborne mission to study Earth's changing polar ice, are beginning another campaign over Antarctica.
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NASA Selects Ocean Color Services Contractor
09.27.12 - NASA selects Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) of McLean, Va., for ocean color services at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
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NASA'S Global Hawk Mission Begins With Flight To Hurricane Leslie
09.07.12 - NASA has begun its latest hurricane science field campaign by flying an unmanned Global Hawk aircraft over Hurricane Leslie in the Atlantic Ocean during a day-long flight from California to Virginia.
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NASA Voyage Set To Explore Link Between Sea Saltiness And Climate
09.05.12 - A NASA-sponsored expedition is set to sail to the North Atlantic's saltiest spot to get a detailed, 3-D picture of how salt content fluctuates in the ocean's upper layers and how these variations are related to shifts in rainfall patterns around the planet.
The Earth Observer Newsletter
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NASA Earth Science: Consolidated →
Read the latest issue of The Earth Observer, a bimonthly publication that consolidates NASA Earth science news. The EOS Project Science Office publishes the newsletter. (Issue archive here.)
Earth Image of the Day
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Wildfires in Australia →
The Terra satellite observed smoke, wildfires, and river sediment in northern Australia on October 13, 2012.
