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NASA image: GPM Presentation Resources: Landslides

GPM Presentation Resources: Landslides

Illustrative model of how a landslide occurs.

NASA image: Author Steven Johnson, How We Got to Now, Innovative Initiatives workshop, Innovative Technology Partnerships Office (IPTO)

Author Steven Johnson, How We Got to Now, Innovative Initiatives workshop, Innovative Technology Partnerships Office (IPTO)

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center welcomed Steven Johnson, author of How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made...

NASA image: Author Steven Johnson, How We Got to Now, Innovative Initiatives workshop, Innovative Technology Partnerships Office (IPTO)

Author Steven Johnson, How We Got to Now, Innovative Initiatives workshop, Innovative Technology Partnerships Office (IPTO)

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center welcomed Steven Johnson, author of How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made...

NASA image: Author Steven Johnson, How We Got to Now, Innovative Initiatives workshop, Innovative Technology Partnerships Office (IPTO)

Author Steven Johnson, How We Got to Now, Innovative Initiatives workshop, Innovative Technology Partnerships Office (IPTO)

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center welcomed Steven Johnson, author of How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made...

NASA image: Author Steven Johnson, How We Got to Now, Innovative Initiatives workshop, Innovative Technology Partnerships Office (IPTO)

Author Steven Johnson, How We Got to Now, Innovative Initiatives workshop, Innovative Technology Partnerships Office (IPTO)

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center welcomed Steven Johnson, author of How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made...

NASA image: Author Steven Johnson, How We Got to Now, Innovative Initiatives workshop, Innovative Technology Partnerships Office (IPTO)

Author Steven Johnson, How We Got to Now, Innovative Initiatives workshop, Innovative Technology Partnerships Office (IPTO)

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center welcomed Steven Johnson, author of How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made...

NASA image: Author Steven Johnson, How We Got to Now, Innovative Initiatives workshop, Innovative Technology Partnerships Office (IPTO)

Author Steven Johnson, How We Got to Now, Innovative Initiatives workshop, Innovative Technology Partnerships Office (IPTO)

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center welcomed Steven Johnson, author of How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made...

NASA image: Earth from Orbit 2019: How NASA Satellites #PictureEarth

Earth from Orbit 2019: How NASA Satellites #PictureEarth

This Earth Day, NASA invites you to share how you #PictureEarth. For inspiration, NASA collected some of the best...

NASA image: From Stonehenge to STEREO: A One Minute History of How We See the Sun

From Stonehenge to STEREO: A One Minute History of How We See the Sun

Humans have always wanted to learn about the Sun, but our understanding of our favorite star has changed through the...

NASA image: Dissecting a Light Echo

Dissecting a Light Echo

This image illustrates how a light echo works, and how an optical illusion of material moving outward is created.

NASA image: How Do Active Volcanoes Change Clouds: Cloud Particles with Aerosols

How Do Active Volcanoes Change Clouds: Cloud Particles with Aerosols

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center scientist Andrew Sayer talks about how emissions from volcanoes can affect clouds.

NASA image: How Do Active Volcanoes Change Clouds: Volcanoes Degassing

How Do Active Volcanoes Change Clouds: Volcanoes Degassing

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center scientist Andrew Sayer talks about how emissions from volcanoes can affect clouds.

NASA image: How Do Active Volcanoes Change Clouds: Degassing Clouds

How Do Active Volcanoes Change Clouds: Degassing Clouds

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center scientist Andrew Sayer talks about how emissions from volcanoes can affect clouds.

NASA image: How Do Active Volcanoes Change Clouds: Cloud Particles No Aerosols

How Do Active Volcanoes Change Clouds: Cloud Particles No Aerosols

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center scientist Andrew Sayer talks about how emissions from volcanoes can affect clouds.

NASA image: Astronaut Don Pettit swaps samples of materials to observe how they burn in weightlessness

Astronaut Don Pettit swaps samples of materials to observe how they burn in weightlessness

iss072e451296 (Jan. 8, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit works in the Destiny...

NASA image: Astronaut Nick Hague swaps samples of materials to observe how they burn in weightlessness

Astronaut Nick Hague swaps samples of materials to observe how they burn in weightlessness

iss072e456120 (Jan. 13, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nick Hague works in the Destiny...

NASA image: How OSIRIS-REx will Steer Itself to Sample an Asteroid

How OSIRIS-REx will Steer Itself to Sample an Asteroid

In late October, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will navigate to asteroid Bennu’s surface for its first sample collection...

NASA image: How a NASA Science Flight is No Ordinary Journey

How a NASA Science Flight is No Ordinary Journey

A group of scientists and pilots conducted a series of science flights over Western Colorado for a new five-year...

NASA image: How NASA’s Perseverance Rover Takes a Selfie

How NASA’s Perseverance Rover Takes a Selfie

NASA’s Perseverance rover captured a historic group selfie with the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter on April 6, 2021. But...

NASA image: How do NASA Astronauts Communicate Nonverbally in Space?

How do NASA Astronauts Communicate Nonverbally in Space?

How can astronauts in space communicate with each other if their communications channels were to go down or become...

NASA image: How Students Study Hurricanes Along with NASA Researchers

How Students Study Hurricanes Along with NASA Researchers

Science Educator Emily Schaller hosts a presentation about the Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel, or HS3 mission...

NASA image: How Will We Extract Water on the Moon? We Asked a NASA Expert

How Will We Extract Water on the Moon? We Asked a NASA Expert

If the Moon contains water, could future astronauts access and make use of it? That’s the goal! At NASA, we’re...

NASA image: How’s the Weather on Mars? (NASA Mars Report) (November 15, 2021)

How’s the Weather on Mars? (NASA Mars Report) (November 15, 2021)

Seasons change even on Mars and NASA's fleet of explorers are helping scientists learn more about the effects on the...

NASA image: Anatomy of a Raindrop: Animation 1

Anatomy of a Raindrop: Animation 1

This visual show how a raindrop falls through the atmosphere.