Goddard Space Flight Center

Meet NASA’s New Artemis II Science Officers – NASA Science

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Trevor Graff

Business clothes, headsets and many computer monitors are a stark contrast to the hiking gear, rock hammers and volcanic fields of Iceland. For Kelsey Young of NASA’s Goddard Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and Trevor Graff and Angela Garcia of Johnson Space Center in Houston, comfort and expertise across both areas made them uniquely qualified … Read more

Barents Sea Bound by Low Arctic Sea Ice – NASA Science

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Dark open water south of thin, broken sea ice near Franz Josef Land, with thin clouds covering part of the area.

At the surface of the planet, sea ice across Arctic waters grows and shrinks seasonally, usually reaching its annual maximum in March. In 2026, this peak occurred on March 15, when the measurement reached 14.29 million square kilometers, which is the lowest level observed since satellite monitoring began in 1979. One of the important areas … Read more