Marine Plankton Brighten Clouds over Southern Ocean

Marine Plankton Brighten Clouds over Southern Ocean

New research using NASA satellite data and ocean biology models suggests tiny organisms in vast stretches of the Southern Ocean play a significant role in generating brighter clouds overhead. Brighter clouds reflect more sunlight back into space, affecting the amount of solar energy that reaches Earth's surface, which in turn has implications for global climate.

NASA's New Blue Marble

NASA's New Blue Marble

This Blue Marble image is the first fully illuminated snapshot of Earth captured by the DSCOVR satellite, which will capture and transmit full images of Earth every few hours. The information will help examine a range of Earth properties, such as ozone and aerosol levels, cloud coverage, and vegetation density, supporting a number of climate-science applications.

Embry-Riddle Receives NASA Grant for High-Altitude Unmanned Aircraft

Embry-Riddle Receives NASA Grant for High-Altitude Unmanned Aircraft

NASA awarded an engineering team at Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach campus a $100,000 grant to develop a concept for an unmanned aircraft to be powered by renewable energy (wind or solar) and fly at 50,000-60,000 feet. The atmospheric satellite concept was chosen as one of 15 winning projects from hundreds of entries for a NASA Innovation Advanced Concepts program, Phase I award.

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