NASA to Explore Volcanoes, Coral Reefs, and Snowpacks

2016 was a big year for NASA’s field campaigns studying our changing planet, and 2017 will be just as exciting. New Earth science missions include HyspIRI, which will collect data on coral reef health and volcanic gas emissions; PACE, which will monitor the diversity of oceanic phytoplankton and their impact on the marine carbon cycle; and SnowEx, which will help determine how much water is stored in Earth’s terrestrial snow-covered regions.

Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Jefferson Beck

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[djc]

This should be a NOAA area.  Doctor Goddard designed "ol' Nell" for space flight!  Let's get back to basics.  Ad Astra!

[DeathlyTired]

I hope these sorts of programs survive in the new administration.

[jeremiahshane]

May your fallen R.I.P. He will always be an angelic pioneer. 11 000

[jasoncheever]

Why doesn't NASA explore how the oil spill is still affecting our oceans

[jamiegodman]

This is great and all, but I'd rather see NASA explore outer space instead! leave this stuff to NOAA.

[jeremiahshane]

If the Great Pyramid and Stonehenge where built on these principles I show all, scaled perfect timing, how then can this be considered a new science or field, branch of science? It is simply, forgotten.

[Jagdtoq]

Only because we aliens are doing that, NASA, try and be original for once

[drDAKOTABOOZER]

They're likely exploring the water cause they don't explore space.

[poppavein]

Shouldn't NASA be studying space? What a waste of taxpayer dollars.