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For more than 50 years, NASA satellites have provided data on Earth's land, water, air, temperature, and climate. NASA's Earth Information Center allows visitors to see how our planet is changing in six key areas: sea level rise and coastal impacts, health and air quality, wildfires, greenhouse gases, sustainable energy, and agriculture.

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Popocatépetl, one of Mexico’s most active volcanoes, continued to spew gases and ash in October 2024.

Native American Seeds Flown Aboard Space Station

Five varieties of seeds provided by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma were pictured inside the cupola on Nov. 21, 2023, as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above the Atlantic Ocean. The seeds were exposed to microgravity for several months then returned to Earth and planted next to the same seeds left on Earth for comparison. The space botany experiment is promoting STEM education among tribal members.

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Affirming Native Voices

Each November, NASA commemorates National Native American Heritage Month by celebrating the traditions, languages, stories, and cultures of Indigenous peoples who have shaped our country since before its beginning. We are proud to honor Indigenous communities and their contributions to NASA’s mission. 

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Astronaut John B. Herrington, STS-113 mission specialist, traverses along a truss on the International Space Station during the mission's third spacewalk.
Astronaut John B. Herrington, STS-113 mission specialist, traverses along a truss on the International Space Station during the mission’s third spacewalk.

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