Earth Sciences Division
 

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Goddard Earth Sciences

Discover the groundbreaking work of NASA’s Earth Sciences team at Goddard Space Flight Center. From developing cutting-edge technologies to studying Earth’s complex systems, these world-class scientists are shaping the future to better understand our changing planet.

NASA Earth: Powering America

NASA gathers information crucial to life here on Earth, and we build instruments and technologies and programs that equip the U.S. to meet critical, real-world challenges.

An Ocean in Bloom

From the far reaches of space, NASA scientists aim to expand their knowledge of how our ocean, atmosphere, and ecosystems interact with one another through the launch of the PACE satellite.

Model Behavior: Visualizing Global Carbon Dioxide

This global map of carbon dioxide was created using a model called GEOS, short for the Goddard Earth Observing System.

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
SED Director’s Seminar
Please join us for the SED Director’s Seminar hosted by the Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics Laboratory, Code 667!

Speaker: Ken Carpenter/667
Topic:The Hubble Space Telescope at 35: Highlights and Future Focus

Speaker: Dana R. Louie/Catholic University Title: JWST-TST DREAMS: A Precise Water Abundance for Hot Jupiter WASP-17b from the NIRISS SOSS Transmission Spectrum

Speaker: Keighley Rockcliffe/UMBC
Topic: Exoplanet characterization: atmospheric escape

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Tuesday, June 17, 2025
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Biospheric Sciences Brown Bag Seminar
Effects of Land-Atmosphere Interactions on Convective Clouds and their Evolution
Aryeh Jacob Drager, Environmental Science and Technologies Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
GMAO Seminar Series

Sampa Das, NASA Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Laboratory
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