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The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite has been collecting data for 20 years, providing valuable insights into Earth's atmosphere and supporting climate change research. AIRS uses infrared technology to create detailed 3D maps of atmospheric conditions, including temperature, humidity, and cloud cover. This information helps improve weather forecasting and contributes to a better understanding of Earth's climate. With its ability to rapidly gather global data, AIRS provides a unique "fingerprint" of the atmosphere at a specific time and location, enhancing climate modeling efforts for the future. #spaceexploration #artificialintelligence #milkyway

NASA uses a combination of satellites and airborne and ground-based observations to monitor Earth's vital signs and track climate change, weather patterns, and environmental hazards. The International Space Station serves as a platform for various payloads and experiments that support these efforts, including climate research, hurricane monitoring, pollution tracking, and disaster response. By leveraging these resources, NASA helps to advance our understanding of the planet and protect human health and safety.

NASA uses a combination of satellites and airborne and ground-based observations to monitor Earth's vital signs and track climate change, weather patterns, and environmental hazards. The International Space Station serves as a platform for various payloads and experiments that support these efforts, including climate research, hurricane monitoring, pollution tracking, and disaster response. By leveraging these resources, NASA helps to advance our understanding of the planet and protect human health and safety.

NASA TV UHD offers ultra-high definition video content exclusive to NASA, including footage from the International Space Station. One of the featured shows is a time-lapse of the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis, created by Harmonic using footage from the ISS. The show provides breathtaking views of the Northern and Southern Lights, which are caused by collisions between electrically charged particles and neutral atoms in the upper atmosphere.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) continuously monitors the sun's changes over a 24-hour period, providing scientists with valuable insights into the sun's behavior. During its six years in orbit, SDO captured a time-lapse sequence of the sun's movements, showing its 25-day rotation and subtle changes in size due to varying distances between the spacecraft and the sun.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly uses special paddles with hydrophobic properties to pass a sphere of water back and forth in microgravity, demonstrating the unique capabilities of the space station for advancing scientific knowledge. The paddles have microscopic posts and a Teflon coating that prevent water adhesion, allowing for larger droplets to be broken up with less force and smaller droplets to be hit harder.

The sun is constantly shining and emitting light and energy that sustain life on Earth, as well as sending out solar winds and occasional coronal mass ejections and solar flares that impact our solar system. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captures high-definition images of the sun in 10 different wavelengths, offering an intimate look at the grand forces of the solar system.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured new, detailed imagery of Jupiter, revealing features never before seen on the planet. The high-resolution maps and spinning globes, rendered in 4K ultra HD format, are part of an annual program to study the solar system's outer planets using Hubble. The observations aim to capture a wide range of features, including winds, clouds, storms, and atmospheric chemistry, to track changes over time.

Astronauts on the International Space Station used a high-resolution camera to capture images and videos of an effervescent tablet in a floating ball of water. The camera recorded four times the resolution of normal high-definition cameras, providing valuable data for scientific investigations. The footage is being evaluated by engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center for future uses.

The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is a highly advanced spacecraft launched in 2010 to study the sun. It collects images and data on the sun's atmosphere, magnetic field, and contributions to Earth's climate. In 2012, SDO captured images of the rare transit of Venus across the sun, an event that occurs only twice per century. The images and videos were created using multiple wavelengths of ultraviolet and visible light, allowing scientists to study different aspects of the sun's atmosphere and magnetic fields.