They’re small, but they’re mighty. From producing oxygen we breathe to soaking up carbon we emit to feeding fish we eat, tiny phytoplankton are a crucial part
Instruments on the PACE (short for Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and ocean Ecosystem)
Ambiguity.
PACE or Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem, is set to launch in early 2024
Another jam-packed year is in store for NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as the momentum of a busy 2023 is carried forward into the new year. On the
The first of three primary missions is NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean
NASA’s next attempt to map invisible specks in the atmosphere that impact climate change and air quality started from a window seat over the Pacific.
HARP2 will fly with NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission
In autumn 2024, California’s Monterey Bay experienced an outsized phytoplankton bloom that attracted fish, dolphins, whales, seabirds, and – for a few weeks
Setting up the Campaign The PACE mission, which stands for Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud
A seaward journey, supported by both NASA and the National Science Foundation, set sail in the northern Atlantic in early May—the sequel to a complementary
Diverse plankton from surface waters seen under a microscope.
From sending crew members to the International Space Station to launching a spacecraft to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa to determine if it could support life,
Mission to space station YouTube FEBRUARY Understanding Earth’s Climate NASA’s PACE (Plankton
For many at NASA’s Langley Research Center, 2017 zoomed past in a blur of commemorations, accomplishments and crowded special events.
in late August and September, will help scientists better understand the annual plankton
Scientists from the University of Michigan have developed an innovative way to use NASA satellite data to track the movement of tiny pieces of plastic in the
location of microplastics comes from fisher boat trawlers that use nets to catch plankton
NASA aircraft based at the Wallops Flight Facility will support field experiments this year from the United States to Canada to Africa examining changes in
) takes to the sea and air for the second year to study how the world’s largest plankton
