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NASA's Earth Information Center offers new perspective on our planet.

NASA has opened its Earth Information Center, a free interactive exhibit in the lobby of its headquarters in Southwest D.C. The center features a climate dashboard fueled by real-time data from Earth-monitoring satellites, showing measurements of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the extent of Arctic sea ice. The exhibit also includes an immersive experience. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said he became more of an environmentalist after seeing Earth from space. The center and its corresponding website aim to provide usable Earth information to everyone.

via WTOP|

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NASA opens new Earth Information Center at D.C. headquarters.

NASA has opened its Earth Information Center at its downtown D.C. headquarters, which is a physical and virtual exhibit showcasing all the ways the agency and its collaborators view Earth from space. The exhibit includes an immersive and interactive experience, a dashboard with up-to-the-moment information on weather patterns and air quality, a touch-screen kiosk, and a light display that shows real-time data going up to and down from an orbiting satellite. The exhibit is free and open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

via The Washington Post|

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NASA's New Earth Information Center: A 60-Year Journey in Earth Monitoring.

NASA has opened a new Earth Information Center at its headquarters, showcasing how data from Earth-monitoring satellites and instruments can help address climate change, environmental challenges, and disaster management. Meanwhile, an international team of researchers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to calculate the amount of heat energy coming from the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c, suggesting that if there is an atmosphere around the rocky exoplanet, it is extremely thin. Additionally, a new curation facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center will eventually house the sample material from asteroid Bennu that is being returned to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission.

via SciTechDaily|

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