TEMPO Stories

A map of North America with a colorful overlay that represents the amount of NO2 detected in a particular location on the map. The Data Story interface includes radio buttons that allow the user to select any available date, or one of 3 Featured Dates. A time slider allows the user to scrub through available times for a selected date.

New TEMPO Cosmic Data Story Makes Air Quality Data Publicly Available

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On May 30th, 2024, NASA and the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian announced the public release of “high-quality, near real-time air quality data” from NASA’s TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) mission. The NASA Science Activation program’s Cosmic…

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This image is an animated version of the Aura satellite in orbit. The satellite, seen centered in the image, is made up of silver and gold box-like shapes and instruments. Spanning out to the right of the satellite is a long sheet of solar panels. In the background of the image at the bottom is a portion of Earth seen with clouds and a blue haze surrounding it. The top of the background is the deep black of space, with a cluster of green colored stars to the left.

NASA Celebrates 20 Years of Earth-Observing Aura Satellite

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A few of the many highlights from the last 20 years since Aura Launched.

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NASA-Led Mission to Map Air Pollution Over Both U.S. Coasts

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This summer between June 17 and July 2, NASA will fly aircraft over Baltimore, Philadelphia, parts of Virginia, and California to collect data on air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions.   The campaign supports the NASA Student Airborne Research Program…

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