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NASA will host a media day at 9:30 a.m. MST on Feb. 13 to highlight a field campaign designed to advance new remote-sensing techniques that measure the amount of water held in snow, a key factor in calculating water supplies in many parts of the world.
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NASA hosts media day for Colorado study of snow-bound water resources
NASA hosts media day for Colorado study of snow-bound water resources
NASA's ozone- and aerosol-monitoring instrument is set for launch to the International Space Station (ISS), where it will have a unique vantage point for taking measurements.
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NASA Langley ozone sensor set for launch to space station
NASA Langley ozone sensor set for launch to space station
NASA measures the dust on the Colorado and Utah snowpack to help forecast water supplies in the Colorado River Basin.
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NASA dust-on-snow data help Colorado River managers
NASA dust-on-snow data help Colorado River managers
The principal investigator of NASA's ocean surface salinity mission has received Argentina's International Cooperation Award in Science, Technology and Innovation.
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Aquarius scientist receives international award
Aquarius scientist receives international award
NASA scientists are crisscrossing the globe in 2017 to investigate critical scientific questions about how our planet is changing and what impacts humans are having on it.
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NASA plans another busy year for Earth science fieldwork
NASA plans another busy year for Earth science fieldwork
A new instrument aboard the International Space Station will further study the ozone in Earth's atmosphere.
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SAGE III to look back at Earth's atmospheric 'sunscreen’
SAGE III to look back at Earth's atmospheric 'sunscreen’
NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) mission has released preliminary data on the heights of Greenland coastal glaciers from its first airborne campaign in March 2016.
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NASA releases new, detailed Greenland glacier data
NASA releases new, detailed Greenland glacier data
NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union, Dec. 12-16 in San Francisco.
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NASA highlights Ceres, Earth’s flowing ice, Mars at American Geophysical Union
NASA highlights Ceres, Earth’s flowing ice, Mars at American Geophysical Union
NASA has selected a first-of-its-kind Earth science mission that will extend our nation’s lead in measuring key greenhouse gases and vegetation health from space.
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NASA announces first geostationary vegetation, atmospheric carbon mission
NASA announces first geostationary vegetation, atmospheric carbon mission
The launch of NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) spacecraft is scheduled for 8:24 a.m. EST Monday, Dec. 12. Stay tuned for news briefings, live launch commentary, photo opportunities and other media events.
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NASA sets coverage for briefings, launch of small satellite constellation
NASA sets coverage for briefings, launch of small satellite constellation
NASA’s ISS-RapidScat Earth science instrument has ended operations following a successful two-year mission aboard the International Space Station.
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NASA’s ISS-RapidScat Earth science mission ends
NASA’s ISS-RapidScat Earth science mission ends
NASA has selected SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission.
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NASA selects launch services for global surface water survey mission
NASA selects launch services for global surface water survey mission

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