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NASA Sensors to Help Detect Methane Emitted by Landfills

December 15, 2022
Observations from the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) and other NASA science instruments will be part of a global survey of point-source emissions of methane from solid waste sites such as landfills. The multiyear effort is being developed and conducted by the nonprofit Carbon Mapper organization. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, the source of roughly a quarter to a third…
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NASA’s Juno Exploring Jovian Moons During Extended Mission

December 15, 2022
NASA’s Juno mission is scheduled to obtain images of the Jovian moon Io on Dec. 15 as part of its continuing exploration of Jupiter’s inner moons. Now in the second year of its extended mission to investigate the interior of Jupiter, the solar-powered spacecraft…
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Latest International Water Satellite Packs an Engineering Punch

December 13, 2022
Set for a Thursday, Dec. 15 launch, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite promises to provide an extraordinary accounting of water over much of Earth’s surface. Its measurements of fresh water and the ocean will help researchers address some of the most…
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NASA’s Lunar Flashlight Has Launched – Follow the Mission in Real Time

December 11, 2022
NASA’s Lunar Flashlight has communicated with mission controllers and confirmed it is healthy after launching Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2:38 a.m. EST (Saturday, Dec. 10, at 11:38 p.m. PST) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. About 53 minutes after launch, the small satellite, or SmallSat, was released from its dispenser to begin a four-month journey to the Moon to seek out surface…
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Practice Makes Perfect for Student Inventions at JPL Competition

December 10, 2022
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Invention Challenge made a lively return to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on Friday. Now in its 23rd year, the long-running tradition brings together students and professional engineers to compete…
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NASA Press Events at 2022 Fall AGU Meeting

December 9, 2022
NASA researchers will present findings on Earth and space sciences Dec.12-16 at the American Geophysical Union’s 2022 Fall meeting, being held both virtually and in Chicago this year. Science topics at the meeting range from climate science to planetary defense to studies of the Martian surface. NASA-related press events at the meeting are as follows. (Access to participating in live briefings…
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Gets the Dirt on Mars

December 8, 2022
NASA’s Perseverance rover snagged two new samples from the Martian surface on Dec. 2 and 6. But unlike the 15 rock cores collected to date, these newest samples came from a pile of wind-blown sand and dust similar to but smaller than a dune. Now contained in special metal…
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NASA Sets Coverage for SWOT Water Survey Mission Launch

December 7, 2022
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission. The mission is targeted for liftoff at 6:46 a.m. EST (3:46 a.m. PST) Thursday, Dec. 15, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4-East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Live launch coverage will begin at 6 a.m. EST (3 a.m.
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