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Topic: Space

Artistic rendition of GOES-R, NOAA's next-generation geostationary weather satellite.
Commerce Department awards contracts for space traffic coordination pilot project
December 6, 2022
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Satellites
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space
Artistic rendition of GOES-R, NOAA's next-generation geostationary weather satellite.
SpaceX Falcon rocket launch of Arabsat-6A satellite from Kennedy Space Center, April 11, 2021.
Projected increase in space travel may damage ozone layer
June 21, 2022
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Research
Climate
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ozone hole
ozone
space
SpaceX Falcon rocket launch of Arabsat-6A satellite from Kennedy Space Center, April 11, 2021.
Main level graphic Jason 3 satellite
AMS satellite and space resources
January 5, 2022
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AMS meeting
satellites
space
Main level graphic Jason 3 satellite
This undated photo shows the International Space Station in low-Earth orbit.
NOAA's mini aerosol instrument delivered to Space Station
October 8, 2020
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Research
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space
This undated photo shows the International Space Station in low-Earth orbit.
A World View Enterprises Stratollite balloon lifts off from Spaceport Tucson in Tucson, Arizona, during a previous flight. The high-altitude balloons can conduct multi-week flights in the stratosphere gathering information for a variety of missions.
NOAA teams up with Arizona firm to advance study of stratosphere
August 19, 2020
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Research
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partnerships
space
A World View Enterprises Stratollite balloon lifts off from Spaceport Tucson in Tucson, Arizona, during a previous flight. The high-altitude balloons can conduct multi-week flights in the stratosphere gathering information for a variety of missions.
NASA scientist Dr. Marc Fries examines early samples attached to a magnetic board suspected to be fragments of a meteorite that fell into the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary in March 2018.
Scientists recover possible fragments of meteorite that landed in marine sanctuary
July 11, 2018
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Sanctuaries
Topics:
ocean exploration
space
NASA scientist Dr. Marc Fries examines early samples attached to a magnetic board suspected to be fragments of a meteorite that fell into the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary in March 2018.
ESA's Jules Verne ATV breaks apart into a fireball while reentering Earth's atmosphere on September 29, 2008.
Does space junk fall from the sky?
January 19, 2018
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Satellites
Topics:
space
ESA's Jules Verne ATV breaks apart into a fireball while reentering Earth's atmosphere on September 29, 2008.
A tapestry of stars illumines night sky above Dollhouse, Canyonlands National Park, USA. Light pollution now blots out the Milky Way for more than one-third of humanity, according to a new international study, but in the United States, some national parks still host stunning night skies.
Milky Way now hidden from a third of humanity
June 10, 2016
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Research
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space
satellites
A tapestry of stars illumines night sky above Dollhouse, Canyonlands National Park, USA. Light pollution now blots out the Milky Way for more than one-third of humanity, according to a new international study, but in the United States, some national parks still host stunning night skies.
This time lapse image, taken on January 10, 2008, shows the International Space Station crossing the night sky.
See more than stars: Spotting NOAA satellites in the sky
May 9, 2016
Focus areas:
Satellites
Topics:
space
geostationary satellite (GOES)
polar-orbiting satellite (POES)
This time lapse image, taken on January 10, 2008, shows the International Space Station crossing the night sky.
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