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Curious Circles in Arctic Sea Ice
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Published April 21, 2018
Scientists pose an array of explanations for the strange circular features visible on sea ice in the eastern Beaufort Sea.
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The Island Named After a Satellite
Published April 10, 2018
It is so small that you cannot see it on Google maps, but Landsat Island has a unique story of discovery and naming.
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Bloom in the Gulf of Aden
Published April 2, 2018
Phytoplankton blooms tend to show up in this Gulf in mid-summer and mid-autumn, but they can happen in winter too.
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A Fateful Year at Cinder Cone
Published March 11, 2018
A 1666 eruption in what is now the northeast corner of Lassen Volcanic National Park flattened forests and created a new lake.
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GOES-S Heads for Geostationary Orbit
Published March 4, 2018
A satellite in a geostationary orbit is in a “sweet spot” in which it orbits at the same speed that Earth rotates.
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One World, One Orbit
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Published March 3, 2018
Astronauts captured simultaneous moments in time with citizens on the ground.
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Using Scientific Muscle to Grow Safer Mussels
Published January 18, 2018
Satellites can help inform predictions of harmful algae blooms off California.
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Southern Antarctic Peninsula
Published December 28, 2017
Approaching the icy continent by aircraft, the vast expanse of water and ice is suddenly broken by gray and brown rocky mountaintops
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The Sun Watcher and the Dragon
Published December 16, 2017
A new solar irradiance sensor is headed for the International Space Station.
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