NASA selects two Earth System Explorers missions

Two next-generation satellite missions announced Thursday will help NASA better understand Earth and improve capabilities to ...

42 years of measuring the sun, the Earth and the energy in between

On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a ...

Goddard wins two NASA Earth missions to help predict, reduce harm from environmental disasters

Two new satellite missions will help NASA scientists better understand Earth and improve the ability to foresee environmental ...
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A solar flare hit Earth’s atmosphere, here’s what the ISS saw from orbit

Shimmering green lights have once again danced across Earth’s upper atmosphere, captured in a striking timelapse from the International Space Station (ISS). The footage, recently released by NASA, ...
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BU researchers build solar monitor for NASA satellite, observe Earth’s atmosphere

The last time someone photographed the exosphere, the outermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere separating it from outer space, was in the 1970s from the surface of the Moon. This is a problem for two ...

NASA unveils dazzling green auroras glowing above Earth in stunning space station view

NASA has released a breathtaking timelapse of glowing green auroras filmed from the International Space Station, revealing how solar particles transform Earth’s skies into a sweeping cosmic light show ...