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June 2026 Satellite Puzzler

Every month, NASA Earth Observatory features a puzzling satellite image. The June 2026 puzzler appears above.  Your ChallengeIdentify the location shown in this satellite image. Share what clues you see, where you think it is, and what makes this place interesting or...

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What is El Niño and why could it mean record temperatures?

The UN's secretary general, António Guterres, has warned the world to prepare. "El Niño conditions will pour fuel on the fire of a warming world. Impacts will hit even harder, travel even farther, and cross borders with devastating speed," he said. Article Attribution...

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What is El Niño and why could it mean record temperatures?

The UN's secretary general, António Guterres, has warned the world to prepare. "El Niño conditions will pour fuel on the fire of a warming world. Impacts will hit even harder, travel even farther, and cross borders with devastating speed," he said. Article Attribution...

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NASA Knows: What Is Mass Distribution?

This article is for students grades 5-8.Mass distribution affects everything from galaxy shapes to aircraft design to planetary rotation. It’s used to map stars in our universe, figure out what planets are made of, and even to determine how luggage is loaded onto an...

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NASA Knows: What Is Mass Distribution?

This article is for students grades 5-8.Mass distribution affects everything from galaxy shapes to aircraft design to planetary rotation. It’s used to map stars in our universe, figure out what planets are made of, and even to determine how luggage is loaded onto an...

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Amber Soja

Dr. Amber Soja is an interdisciplinary scientist, with 30 years of research experience in wildland fire and smoke science. Her goal is to connect these integral physical and chemical processes through the biosphere, atmosphere, weather, and climate systems, using...

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Amber Soja

Dr. Amber Soja is an interdisciplinary scientist, with 30 years of research experience in wildland fire and smoke science. Her goal is to connect these integral physical and chemical processes through the biosphere, atmosphere, weather, and climate systems, using...

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San Francisco’s Metropolitan Mosaic

San Francisco’s Metropolitan Mosaic

A period of unsettled weather brought scattered showers and thunderstorms to California’s Bay Area on May 27, 2026. That afternoon, a break in the clouds left downtown San Francisco and nearby communities beneath mostly cloud-free skies, allowing an astronaut aboard...

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San Francisco’s Metropolitan Mosaic

San Francisco’s Metropolitan Mosaic

A period of unsettled weather brought scattered showers and thunderstorms to California’s Bay Area on May 27, 2026. That afternoon, a break in the clouds left downtown San Francisco and nearby communities beneath mostly cloud-free skies, allowing an astronaut aboard...

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NASA’s X-59 Flies Supersonic for First Time 

NASA’s X-59 Flies Supersonic for First Time 

NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft reached a major milestone Friday, June 5, when it flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time.   The 81-minute flight achieved a speed of Mach 1.1 (approximately 713 mph) at an altitude of 43,400 feet, with the X-59...

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