NASA has selected four proposals for concept studies of new
@NASAClimate
missions!
From studying greenhouse gases to global changes in ice and glaciers, each investigation will help gather the data needed to confront our changing climate and its impacts:
From
#TrackingWorldWater
to improving flood predictions, SWOT is on it. 🛰️
From space, SWOT is providing a comprehensive, 3D look at floods around the world. Scientists can use this data to improve predictions of where flooding will occur and how often.
A snowy spring for California’s Sierra Nevada ☃️
A storm dumped over two feet of snow on May 5, seen in blue in these enhanced-color images taken by NASA’s Terra satellite. Snowpack in the Sierras has been uncharacteristically close to average in 2024.
The power of perception 💡
This image may seem like a typical photo of a mountain range with clouds rising above, but it’s actually an aerial view of the Sulaiman Mountains in central Pakistan taken by an astronaut on the
@Space_Station
.
It's
#BlackHoleWeek
!
An event horizon defines a black hole’s point of no return; inside it, an object would have to travel faster than light to escape. A black hole with an event horizon the size of Earth would have the mass of 2,200 Suns crammed inside!🤯
Return of the GEDI 🌳
The return of NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) is underway, and the forest is strong with this one! From its vantage point on the
@Space_Station
, GEDI measures the structure of Earth's forests.
A robot birthday on
#StarWarsDay
? Must be turning (R)2(D)2! 🤖 🛰️
@NASA
's Aqua satellite turns 22 today! It launched on May 4, 2002 and has been teaching us about our home planet ever since. Happy birthday Aqua, and
#MayTheFourthBeWithYou
!
Want to go for a walk in fields of green and gold? 🌱🌼
In Romania, green agricultural fields became tinged with yellow as plants bloomed. On April 12, the
#Landsat
satellite captured these pops of color near the Olt and Danube rivers.
Tigers, jaguars, and elephants need room to roam—and with
@NASAEarth
satellite data, researchers can keep an eye on their changing habitats.
Here's how NASA and our partners are helping protect three of Earth's most iconic species:
The SERVIR program puts satellite data in the hands of communities across Africa, Asia, and the Americas to manage challenges like food security, water resources, land use changes, and disasters. Learn more:
This
#SpaceDiplomacyWeek
, we’re celebrating
@SERVIRGlobal
, a joint partnership between
@NASA
and USAID which helps communities address environmental challenges w/the use of Earth-observing satellites. Learn more here:
#SpaceForAll