By Ian Watsky Thirteen years, 15 aircraft, 968 flights, and nearly 5,000 flight hours: that’s the combined effort it took to monitor and collect data on Earth’s cryosphere, otherwise known as the frozen part of the planet. NASA’s Operation IceBridge…
We are delighted to report that BAERI’s Cindy Schmidt has been selected as a 2024 Nasa Ames Honor Award recipient! Schmidt has been recognized as a global leader in “Earth science to action” with her work in NASA’s Applied Sciences…
Bay Area ABC 7 News interviewed BAERI’s Taejin Park, along with Jessica McCarty, about how satellite data gathered by NASA Ames are helping to map, understand, and predict wildfires.
A new collaboration between San Jose State University (SJSU) and NASA Ames Research Center will provide paid internships in fire ecology and remote sensing technologies to selected graduate and undergraduate student researchers. BAERI’s Samiah Moustafa and SJSU’s Bo Yang spearheaded…
In a recent Reuters article, BAERI Postdoctoral Researcher Claire Teitelbaum offered insight into the relationship between bird migration and avian flu.
BAERI’s Katera Lee has launched a new series on the NASA website called “What Is…?” This group of plain-language articles is intended to promote accessibility and understanding of Earth science concepts. The first piece (linked here) focuses on Earth’s atmosphere.Stay…
By Jane Berg Logo embroidered into the seat covers on the DC-8 jetliner, also known as the Airborne Science Laboratory. Image: Jane Berg. Despite my noise-canceling headset, the whirring engines are still very loud as NASA’s Airborne Science Program plane…
By Erin Bregman Every Tuesday morning, members of the Earth Science Project Office gather around a conference room table at the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California, to problem solve and talk about upcoming mission plans. The 20-person…
By Rachel Sender A fire coral before and after bleaching. Bleaching has become more prevalent in coral reefs as global warming causes the oceans to warm. Image: XL Catlin Seaview Survey. A Daring Drone Delivery In 2019, over the waters…
Sue Tolley in Denali National Park, Alaska, March 2008. Image: Marilyn Vasques. In this year after Sue Tolley’s passing, we continue to remember and honor her nearly two decades with BAERI as a member of the NASA Earth Science Project…