A Bit of Gray on an Emerald Isle
Today’s story is the answer to the March 2026 puzzler. Though Ireland is known for the many shades…
Webinar 3/25: NASA CSDA Vendor Focus – Satellogic
Join us March 25 at 2:00 p.m. EDT to learn more about the data offered by CSDA program…
Earth’s Spin Is Slowing at a Pace Not Seen in Millions of Years—and You Can Guess Why
It often feels like the world is spinning faster and faster, just out of control these days, right?…
Biospheric Science Branch Page – NASA
The Biospheric Science Branch (Code SGE) at NASA’s Ames Research Center focuses on studying the Earth’s terrestrial and…
Report: 13 Great Lakes’ Worth of Water Underlies the Contiguous United States
It’s not easy to determine how much water there is across a landscape. A measly 1% of Earth’s…
How NASA Is Homing in From Space on Ocean Debris
Space-based technology could help track plastic and other flotsam by its ‘fingerprints.’ In late 2025, scientists reported that,…
New Research Seeks To Determine Whether Mysterious Gullies On Mars Were Caused By Other Life Forms » TwistedSifter
NASA The Red Planet and its possible inhabitants have long fascinated us, but Despite their best efforts international…
Scientists discover onion-like layering in Earth’s inner core
Earth’s inner core has long challenged researchers because seismic waves do not move through it uniformly. Compressional waves…
Ancient salt reveals a clear view of Earth’s atmosphere from 1.4 billion-years-ago
More than a billion years ago, a shallow basin in what is now northern Ontario held a subtropical…
The Final Earth Observer Editor’s Corner: October–December 2025
It is with a heavy heart that I announce that NASA Earth Science Communications has directed The Earth…
The State of CERES: Updates and Highlights
Introduction The Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) was initially designed in the late-1980s and early-1990s…
OPERA: Addressing Societal Needs with Satellite Data
Introduction The Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) project represents a strategic initiative designed to…