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July 12, 2019
OCO-3's First CO2 Measurements
This image shows CO2 over the United States during OCO-3's first few days of science data collection
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May 4, 2019
SpaceX Falcon 9 conducts Saturday launch of CRS-17 Dragon
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has begun its CRS-17 resupply mission to the International Space Station with launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
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May 4, 2019
SpaceX launches supply capsule to International Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 4 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched the CRS-17 cargo mission to the International Space Station at 2:48 a.m. Saturday, carrying 5,500 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware.
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May 4, 2019
SpaceX Dragon Launches NASA Cargo to Space Station, Aces Predawn Rocket Landing
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX successfully launched its 17th commercial cargo mission to the International Space Station today (May 4), then stuck a rocket landing on a ship at sea.
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May 4, 2019
Falcon 9 launches Dragon cargo spacecraft to ISS
WASHINGTON - SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station early May 4 after a one-day delay caused by a droneship problem.
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April 18, 2019
Dragon’s 17th Flight Set to Carry Science to the Space Station
A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft scheduled to launch in late April takes supplies and a variety of scientific experiments to the International Space Station.
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April 9, 2019
NASA's OCO-3 Measures How Plants Grow - and Glow
When plants take in too much energy, they don't get fat - they lighten up.
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April 5, 2019
Counting the Many Ways the International Space Station Benefits Humanity
The third edition of NASA’s “International Space Station Benefits for Humanity” book now is available.
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April 2, 2019
More Than a Carbon Copy: OCO-3 on the Space Station
NASA is ready to launch a new space instrument that will use the vantage point of the International Space Station to monitor Earth's carbon cycle.
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March 15, 2019
NASA Invites Media to 17th SpaceX Cargo Launch to Space Station
Media accreditation now is open for the next SpaceX delivery of supplies, equipment and science investigations to the International Space Station.
Watching the planet breathe
When plants photosynthesize, they use energy from sunlight to turn carbon dioxide from the air into sugars used to live and grow. In doing so, they give off a fluorescent light — a glow that can’t be seen with the naked eye, but that can be seen with the right instruments. More photosynthesis translates into more fluorescence, meaning that the plants are very productive in taking up carbon dioxide. The amount of carbon dioxide taken up by plants is called “gross primary productivity,” and is the largest part of the global carbon cycle.