January 12, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-007*NASA, NOAA to Announce 2020 Global Temperatures, Climate Conditions*  Global temperature anomalies for 2019 from the NASA GISS analysis. */Credits: NASA/Josh Stevens/* Climate researchers from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will release their annual assessment of global temperatures and discuss the major climate trends of 2020 during a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 14. The brief ...Continue Reading

  January 11, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-005*NASA Accelerates SLS Rocket Hot Fire Test, Invites Media to Pretest Briefing * ssc_photo_0033_medium.jpg Teams at NASA’s Stennis Space Center will perform the final test in the Green Run testing series for the core stage of the new Space Launch System Saturday, Jan. 16. This image shows liquid oxygen as it naturally boils off and is vented from the four RS-25 engines that will be fired during the final core stage test. */Credits: NASA/* ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- VOLCANIC ACTIVITY AT POPOCATEPETL The towering volcano in Mexico has been erupting since January 2005, with near constant venting from fumaroles, punctuated by steam, gas, and ash emissions. * An Outburst from Popocatepetl (Image from Jan 2, 2021; Posted Jan 6, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147750/an-outburst-from- ...Continue Reading

  January 11, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-006*NASA Highlights Astrophysics Missions at ‘Super Bowl of Astronomy’* Experts from across NASA will discuss topics ranging from black holes to exploding stars to planets beyond our solar system at the 237th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). The weeklong virtual event begins Monday, Jan. 11. The event, nicknamed the Super Bowl of Astronomy, will feature agency leaders and researchers discussing the latest developments i ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- VOLCANIC ACTIVITY AT KILAUEA Kilauea is Hawaii's youngest and most active volcano. It has been erupting sporadically since the 2000s. * Kilauea's Lava Lake Returns (Image from Jan 4, 2021; Posted Jan 7, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147757/kilaueas-lava-lake-returns/?src=nha ------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Friday, January 8, 2021 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the Global Mean Sea Level (GMSL) trend Version 5.0 dataset from the Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Integrated Multi-Mission Ocean Altimeter Data for Climate Research project. More information about the GMSL dataset is available on the NASA Sea Level website. The GMSL trend is a 1-dimensional time series of globally averaged Sea Surface Height Anomalies (SSHA) from TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, OS ...Continue Reading

  January 08, 2021 RELEASE 21-002*NASA, FAA Partnership Bolsters American Commercial Space Activities* screen_shot_2021-01-08_at_12.59.33_pm.png NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, right, and FAA Administrator Steve Dickson pose for a photograph during a ceremony marking the signing of a memorandum of understanding reaffirming the agencies’ longstanding relationship to foster robust American commercial space transportation capabilities. */Credits: NASA/* NASA and the Federal Av ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- VOLCANIC ACTIVITY AT POPOCATEPETL The towering volcano in Mexico has been erupting since January 2005, with near constant venting from fumaroles, punctuated by steam, gas, and ash emissions. * An Outburst from Popocatépetl (Image from Jan 2, 2021; Posted Jan 6, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147750/an-outburst-fr ...Continue Reading

  January 07, 2021 RELEASE 21-001*NASA, NSF Sign Agreement to Advance Space, Earth, Biological, Physical Sciences* screen_shot_2021-01-07_at_10.28.27_am.png NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, right, and NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan pose for a photograph during a ceremony marking the signing of a memorandum of understanding affirming the agencies’ intent to continue their longstanding partnership in mutually beneficial research activities and education related to science an ...Continue Reading

  January 05, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-002*NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station to Answer Questions from STEM Students* iss064e011620.jpg NASA astronaut and Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins works inside the Life Sciences Glovebox aboard the International Space Station, conducting research for the Cardinal Heart study. The biomedical research seeks to help scientists understand the aging and weakening of heart muscles to provide new treatments for humans on Earth and astronauts in s ...Continue Reading