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class="by-topics-term by-topics-term-color-blue-dark">ISS</span> </div></div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-date"><div class="field-content"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2019-04-18T13:45:00-04:00">Apr 18, 2019</span> </div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"> Living 3D versions of human organs called Tissue Chips are being sent to the International Space Station to be studied in microgravity. </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-views-conditional"> <span class="field-content"><a class="colorbox-inline" href="?width=675&height=385&autoplay=true&inline=true#home-feed__video-loader--18527"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190519024202im_/https://smd-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/science-red/s3fs-public/styles/video_gallery_thumbnail_230x300/public/thumbnails/image/295_ISS-TissueChips-poster_0.jpg?itok=443NtpNj" alt=""/></a> </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"> <div id="home-feed__video-loader--18527" class="home-feed__video-loader"><iframe title="NASA ScienceCasts: A Chip off the Old Block" width="100%" height="100%" src="//web.archive.org/web/20190519024202if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/MIP4xdP9Ns4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"> <a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/sciencecasts/on-the-cusp-of-understanding">On the Cusp of Understanding</a></span> </div> <div class="topic-date-group views-fieldset" data-module="views_fieldsets" class="topic-date-group views-fieldset"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-science-categories"><div class="field-content"> <span class="by-topics-term by-topics-term-color-red">Sun</span>, <span class="by-topics-term by-topics-term-color-red">Earth鈥檚 Space Environment</span> </div></div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-date"><div class="field-content"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2019-04-14T10:00:00-04:00">Apr 14, 2019</span> </div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"> NASA is using sounding rockets to study the cusp, a point where the magnetic bubble that surrounds our planet dips inward and touches down to Earth. </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-views-conditional"> <span class="field-content"><a class="colorbox-inline" href="?width=675&height=385&autoplay=true&inline=true#home-feed__video-loader--17523"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190519024202im_/https://smd-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/science-red/s3fs-public/styles/video_gallery_thumbnail_230x300/public/thumbnails/image/294_CuspOfUnderstanding-poster.jpg?itok=MDqyJKRW" alt="On the Cusp of Understanding Poster"/></a> </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"> <div id="home-feed__video-loader--17523" class="home-feed__video-loader"><iframe title="NASA ScienceCasts: On the Cusp of Understanding" width="100%" height="100%" src="//web.archive.org/web/20190519024202if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/hVfAS5oBuXY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"> <a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/sciencecasts/a-successful-mission-starts-with-nutrition">A Successful Mission Starts With Nutrition</a></span> </div> <div class="topic-date-group views-fieldset" data-module="views_fieldsets" class="topic-date-group views-fieldset"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-science-categories"><div class="field-content"> <span class="by-topics-term by-topics-term-color-blue-dark">ISS</span> </div></div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-date"><div class="field-content"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2019-04-03T13:15:00-04:00">Apr 3, 2019</span> </div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"> The relationship between a successful exploration mission and balanced nutrition is vital in the extreme vastness of outer space. </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-views-conditional"> <span class="field-content"><a class="colorbox-inline" href="?width=675&height=385&autoplay=true&inline=true#home-feed__video-loader--16239"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190519024202im_/https://smd-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/science-red/s3fs-public/styles/video_gallery_thumbnail_230x300/public/thumbnails/image/293_ISS-Nutrition-poster.jpg?itok=pXalnFDo" alt="A Successful Mission Starts With Nutrition Poster"/></a> </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"> <div id="home-feed__video-loader--16239" class="home-feed__video-loader"><iframe title="NASA ScienceCasts: A Successful Mission Starts With Nutrition" width="100%" height="100%" src="//web.archive.org/web/20190519024202if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tqlq4iEPKLY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"> <a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/sciencecasts/the-space-we-travel-through">The Space We Travel Through</a></span> </div> <div class="topic-date-group views-fieldset" data-module="views_fieldsets" class="topic-date-group views-fieldset"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-science-categories"><div class="field-content"> <span class="by-topics-term by-topics-term-color-red">Sun</span>, <span class="by-topics-term by-topics-term-color-red">Our Sun</span> </div></div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-date"><div class="field-content"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2019-03-27T10:15:00-04:00">Mar 27, 2019</span> </div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"> As NASA prepares to send astronauts and spacecraft long distances through space, scientists are keeping an eye on the weather. Space weather. </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-views-conditional"> <span class="field-content"><a class="colorbox-inline" href="?width=675&height=385&autoplay=true&inline=true#home-feed__video-loader--15551"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190519024202im_/https://smd-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/science-red/s3fs-public/styles/video_gallery_thumbnail_230x300/public/thumbnails/image/292_SpaceWeTravelThrough-poster.jpg?itok=I3nhApHk" alt="The Space We Travel Through Poster"/></a> </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"> <div id="home-feed__video-loader--15551" class="home-feed__video-loader"><iframe title="NASA ScienceCasts: The Space We Travel Through" width="100%" height="100%" src="//web.archive.org/web/20190519024202if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/EaW6VcOzLT4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"> <a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/sciencecasts/a-super-start-to-2019">A Super Start to 2019</a></span> </div> <div class="topic-date-group views-fieldset" data-module="views_fieldsets" class="topic-date-group views-fieldset"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-science-categories"><div class="field-content"> </div></div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-date"><div class="field-content"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2019-03-20T15:30:00-04:00">Mar 20, 2019</span> </div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"> 2019 is an excellent year to look to the sky and enjoy the spectacular view of Earth鈥檚 nearest neighbor, the Moon. </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-views-conditional"> <span class="field-content"><a class="colorbox-inline" href="?width=675&height=385&autoplay=true&inline=true#home-feed__video-loader--14737"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190519024202im_/https://smd-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/science-red/s3fs-public/styles/video_gallery_thumbnail_230x300/public/thumbnails/image/291_SuperStartTo2019-poster_2.jpg?itok=dlH5zAXx" alt="A Super Start to 2019 Poster"/></a> </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"> <div id="home-feed__video-loader--14737" class="home-feed__video-loader"><iframe title="NASA ScienceCasts: A Super Start to 2019" width="100%" height="100%" src="//web.archive.org/web/20190519024202if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/r0Ju5vcEXOA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"> <a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/sciencecasts/big-questions-about-small-worlds">Big Questions About Small Worlds</a></span> </div> <div class="topic-date-group views-fieldset" data-module="views_fieldsets" class="topic-date-group views-fieldset"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-science-categories"><div class="field-content"> <span class="by-topics-term by-topics-term-color-purple">Solar System</span> </div></div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-date"><div class="field-content"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2019-02-15T10:15:00-05:00">Feb 15, 2019</span> </div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"> Small Worlds hold keys to questions about our solar system and the origin of life on Earth. </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-views-conditional"> <span class="field-content"><a class="colorbox-inline" href="?width=675&height=385&autoplay=true&inline=true#home-feed__video-loader--11579"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190519024202im_/https://smd-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/science-red/s3fs-public/styles/video_gallery_thumbnail_230x300/public/thumbnails/image/290_SmallWorlds-poster_1.jpg?itok=0zN7p1aM" alt="Big Questions About Small Worlds Poster"/></a> </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"> <div id="home-feed__video-loader--11579" class="home-feed__video-loader"><iframe title="NASA ScienceCasts: Big Questions About Small Worlds" width="100%" height="100%" src="//web.archive.org/web/20190519024202if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/P4gXeF_SmsU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"> <a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/sciencecasts/small-satellites-yield-big-discoveries">Small Satellites yield Big Discoveries</a></span> </div> <div class="topic-date-group views-fieldset" data-module="views_fieldsets" class="topic-date-group views-fieldset"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-science-categories"><div class="field-content"> </div></div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-date"><div class="field-content"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2019-02-04T22:15:00-05:00">Feb 4, 2019</span> </div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"> NASA uses CubeSats for new science missions and to test new electronics, sensors and software that might be included on larger missions. </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-views-conditional"> <span class="field-content"><a class="colorbox-inline" href="?width=675&height=385&autoplay=true&inline=true#home-feed__video-loader--11529"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190519024202im_/https://smd-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/science-red/s3fs-public/styles/video_gallery_thumbnail_230x300/public/thumbnails/image/289_SmallSatellites-poster.jpg?itok=Kn1PLdZ7" alt="Small Satellites yield Big Discoveries Poster"/></a> </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"> <div id="home-feed__video-loader--11529" class="home-feed__video-loader"><iframe title="NASA ScienceCasts: Small Satellites yield Big Discoveries" width="100%" height="100%" src="//web.archive.org/web/20190519024202if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/7oDKRDLEcH4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"> <a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/sciencecasts/enjoying-the-geminids-from-above-and-below">Enjoying the Geminids From Above and Below</a></span> </div> <div class="topic-date-group views-fieldset" data-module="views_fieldsets" class="topic-date-group views-fieldset"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-science-categories"><div class="field-content"> <span class="by-topics-term by-topics-term-color-blue-dark">ISS</span>, <span class="by-topics-term by-topics-term-color-blue-dark">Sky Watching</span>, <span class="by-topics-term by-topics-term-color-blue-dark">Meteor Showers</span> </div></div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-date"><div class="field-content"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-12-13T08:45:00-05:00">Dec 13, 2018</span> </div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"> The Geminids meteor shower will be viewed from above by the Meteor camera on the International Space Station, as well as from below by sky watchers on Earth. </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-views-conditional"> <span class="field-content"><a class="colorbox-inline" href="?width=675&height=385&autoplay=true&inline=true#home-feed__video-loader--8827"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190519024202im_/https://smd-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/science-red/s3fs-public/styles/video_gallery_thumbnail_230x300/public/thumbnails/image/288_ISSMeteorGeminids-poster.jpg?itok=7p_InqUx" alt="Enjoying the Geminids From Above and Below Poster"/></a> </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"> <div id="home-feed__video-loader--8827" class="home-feed__video-loader"><iframe title="NASA ScienceCasts: Enjoying the Geminids From Above and Below" width="100%" height="100%" src="//web.archive.org/web/20190519024202if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/FA4cEL5oBtc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"> <a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/sciencecasts/you-light-up-our-night">You Light Up Our Night</a></span> </div> <div class="topic-date-group views-fieldset" data-module="views_fieldsets" class="topic-date-group views-fieldset"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-science-categories"><div class="field-content"> <span class="by-topics-term by-topics-term-color-purple">Solar System</span>, <span class="by-topics-term by-topics-term-color-blue-dark">Sky Watching</span> </div></div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-date"><div class="field-content"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-12-12T08:15:00-05:00">Dec 12, 2018</span> </div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"> People around the world have the opportunity to participate in the study of comet 46P/Wirtanen as it has a close approach with Earth in December of 2018 </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-views-conditional"> <span class="field-content"><a class="colorbox-inline" href="?width=675&height=385&autoplay=true&inline=true#home-feed__video-loader--8821"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190519024202im_/https://smd-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/science-red/s3fs-public/styles/video_gallery_thumbnail_230x300/public/thumbnails/image/287_CometWirtanen-poster_1.jpg?itok=FJAuFdAu" alt="You Light Up Our Night Poster"/></a> </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"> <div id="home-feed__video-loader--8821" class="home-feed__video-loader"><iframe title="NASA ScienceCasts: You Light Up Our Night" width="100%" height="100%" src="//web.archive.org/web/20190519024202if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/CagHw0wDH9M" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"> <a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/sciencecasts/the-in-space-refabricator">The In-Space Refabricator</a></span> </div> <div class="topic-date-group views-fieldset" data-module="views_fieldsets" class="topic-date-group views-fieldset"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-science-categories"><div class="field-content"> <span class="by-topics-term by-topics-term-color-blue-dark">ISS</span> </div></div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-date"><div class="field-content"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-11-19T12:30:00-05:00">Nov 19, 2018</span> </div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"> The Refabricator on the International Space Station is a hybrid 3D printer that can also recycle materials to make new items. </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-views-conditional"> <span class="field-content"><a class="colorbox-inline" href="?width=675&height=385&autoplay=true&inline=true#home-feed__video-loader--8735"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190519024202im_/https://smd-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/science-red/s3fs-public/styles/video_gallery_thumbnail_230x300/public/thumbnails/image/286_ISS-InSpaceRefabricator-poster_1.jpg?itok=S88fWWu4" alt="The In-Space Refabricator Poster"/></a> </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"> <div id="home-feed__video-loader--8735" class="home-feed__video-loader"><iframe title="NASA ScienceCasts: The In-Space Refabricator" width="100%" height="100%" src="//web.archive.org/web/20190519024202if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/_iFfehELSkU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-11 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"> <a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/sciencecasts/lightning-across-the-solar-system">Lightning Across the Solar System</a></span> </div> <div class="topic-date-group views-fieldset" data-module="views_fieldsets" class="topic-date-group views-fieldset"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-science-categories"><div class="field-content"> <span class="by-topics-term by-topics-term-color-purple">Solar System</span>, <span class="by-topics-term by-topics-term-color-purple">Planets of Our Solar System</span> </div></div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-date"><div class="field-content"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-10-23T15:30:00-04:00">Oct 23, 2018</span> </div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <span class="field-content"> Lightning is beautiful and powerful, and has been observed on planets across the solar system. </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-views-conditional"> <span class="field-content"><a class="colorbox-inline" href="?width=675&height=385&autoplay=true&inline=true#home-feed__video-loader--8634"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190519024202im_/https://smd-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/science-red/s3fs-public/styles/video_gallery_thumbnail_230x300/public/thumbnails/image/285_LightningAcrossSolarSystem-poster_1.jpg?itok=0JB-KOVm" alt="Lightning Across the Solar System Poster"/></a> </span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-nothing"> <span class="field-content"> <div id="home-feed__video-loader--8634" class="home-feed__video-loader"><iframe title="NASA ScienceCasts: Lightning Across the Solar System" width="100%" height="100%" src="//web.archive.org/web/20190519024202if_/https://www.youtube.com/embed/F253nFr-rtQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </span> </div> </div> <div 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class="mmenu-block-title">New Frontiers</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1715 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-1329"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/programs/outer-planets-flagship" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Outer Planets Flagship</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1716 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3222"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/programs/robotic-lunar-exploration" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Robotic Lunar Exploration</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1718 mmenu-mm-list-path-https:--sservi.nasa.gov-overview"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190519024202/https://sservi.nasa.gov/overview/" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">SSERVI</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1717 mmenu-mm-list-path-https:--www.nasa.gov-feature-nasa-selects-cubesat-smallsat-mission-concept-studies"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190519024202/https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-selects-cubesat-smallsat-mission-concept-studies" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Small Sats</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1084 mmenu-mm-list-path-missions-page"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/missions-page" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Missions</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1086 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-9"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/big-questions" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Science Questions</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-4"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1095 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-18"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/horizons-system" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">HORIZONS System</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1091 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-14"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/big-questions/how-did-life-begin-and-evolve-earth-and-has-it-evolved-elsewhere-solar-system" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">How did life begin and evolve on Earth?</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1092 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-15"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/big-questions/how-did-solar-system-evolve-its-current-diverse-state" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">How did the solar system evolve?</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1093 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-16"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/big-questions/how-did-suns-family-planets-and-minor-bodies-originate" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">How did the sun's family originate?</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1096 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-19"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/national-space-science-data-center" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">National Space Science Data Center</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1097 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-20"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/planetary-data-system" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Planetary Data System</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1098 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-21"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/regional-planetary-image-facilities" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Regional Planetary Image Facilities</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1094 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-17"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/big-questions/what-are-characteristics-solar-system-lead-origins-life" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">What are the characteristics of the Solar System?</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1725 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-7152"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/documents" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Documents</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1625 mmenu-mm-list-path-https:--pds.nasa.gov"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190519024202/https://pds.nasa.gov/" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Planetary Data</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1267 mmenu-mm-list-path-http:--solarsystem.nasa.gov"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190519024202/http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Solar System</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1056 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-4568"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Sun</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-3"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1263 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-4568"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Overview</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-4"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1995 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8051"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/heliophysics-leadership" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Heliophysics Leadership</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1797 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-7325"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/resources/heliophysics-org-chart" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Helio Org Charts</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2475 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-15481"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/smd-org-chart" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">SMD Organization Chart</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2474 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-15480"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/program-officers-list" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Program Officers List</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1099 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-4561"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/focus-areas" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">What We Study</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1100 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-1471"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/programs/research" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Programs</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-4"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1109 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-1471"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/programs/research" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Heliophysics Research</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-5"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1114 mmenu-mm-list-path-front"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-home"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Balloons</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1115 mmenu-mm-list-path-front"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-home"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">CubeSats</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1111 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-2717"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/programs/solar-terrestrial-probes" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Solar Terrestrial Probes</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1112 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3006"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/programs/living-with-a-star" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Living with a Star</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1113 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-2662"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/programs/sounding-rockets" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Sounding Rockets</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1564 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-2610"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/programs/working-groups" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Working Groups</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1578 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-5273"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/node/5273" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">CCMC</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1579 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-5274"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/node/5274" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">National Space Weather Program</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1101 mmenu-mm-list-path-missions-page"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/missions-page" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Missions</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1102 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-2665"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/big-questions" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Science Questions</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-4"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1116 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-4583"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/big-questions/how-and-why-does-the-sun-vary-and-what-are-the-consequences" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">What causes the sun to vary?</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1117 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-4565"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/big-questions/what-are-the-fundamental-physical-processes-of-the-space-environment" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">How do Earth, the planets, and the heliosphere respond?</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1118 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-4576"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/big-questions/how-does-solar-variability-affect-human-society-technological-systems-and-the-habitability-of-planets" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">What are the impacts on humanity?</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2476 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-15482"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/heliophysics-data" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Heliophysics Data</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1103 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-2652"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/resources" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Resources</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-4"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1806 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-7465"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/resources/stdts/geospace-dynamics-constellation" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Geospace Dynamics Constellation</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-5"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1808 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-7467"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/resources/stdts/geospace-dynamics-constellation/documents-and-reports" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Documents and Reports</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1807 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-7466"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/resources/stdts/geospace-dynamics-constellation/membership" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Membership</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1809 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-7468"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/resources/stdts/geospace-dynamics-constellation/public-comments" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Public Comments</span></a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1696 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-6182"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/helio-connects" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Helio News & Media</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-4"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1708 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-6325"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/helio-connects/newsletters" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Newsletters</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1694 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-6183"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/helio-connects/science-and-technology-highlights" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Science and Technology Highlights</span></a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1057 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3985"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Earth</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-3"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1264 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3985"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Overview</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1573 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-2684"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/focus-areas" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">What We Study</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1623 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-2743"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Elements</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-4"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2180 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8660"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs/flight-programs" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Flight Program</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1640 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-5484"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs/research-analysis" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Research and Analysis Program</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-5"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1574 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-2645"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/focus-areas/atmospheric-composition" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Atmospheric Composition</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-6"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2544 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-17525"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/focus-areas/atmospheric-composition-missions" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">AC Missions</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1146 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-1008"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/focus-areas/earth-weather" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Weather</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1130 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-2690"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/focus-areas/climate-variability-and-change" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Our Climate</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-6"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1123 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-5277"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/focus-areas/oceanography" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Oceanography</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1143 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-2690"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/focus-areas/climate-variability-and-change" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Climate Variability & Change</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1145 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-1409"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/oceanography/ocean-earth-system/el-nino" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">El Ni帽o</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1147 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-1280"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/focus-areas/water-and-energy-cycle" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Global Water & Energy Cycle</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1144 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-4597"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/focus-areas/carbon-cycle-and-ecosystems" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1131 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-988"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/focus-areas/surface-and-interior" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Our Surface</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2226 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8784"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs/research-analysis/year-in-review-2018" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">A Year in Review: New Earth Discoveries in 2018</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-6"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2238 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8797"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs/research-analysis/year-in-review-2018/accounting-for-internal-variability" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Accounting for internal variability</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2232 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8791"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs/research-analysis/year-in-review-2018/global-terrestrial-water-storage" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Changes in global terrestrial water storage C</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2235 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8794"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs/research-analysis/year-in-review-2018/climate-change-changing-enso" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Climate change changing ENSO</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2237 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8796"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs/research-analysis/year-in-review-2018/climate-change-water-cycle" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Climate change is speeding up the water cycle</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2230 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8789"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs/research-analysis/year-in-review-2018/cold-intolerant-plants" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Cold-intolerant plants are creeping farther north</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2234 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8793"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs/research-analysis/year-in-review-2018/ice-losses-antarctica" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Ice losses from Antarctica have tripled since 2012</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2233 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8792"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs/research-analysis/year-in-review-2018/india-sulfur-dioxide" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">India overtakes China as top emitter of sulfur dioxide</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2231 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8790"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs/research-analysis/year-in-review-2018/ocean-circulation-riverine-carbon-flux" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Linking ocean circulation and riverine carbon flux</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2229 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8788"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs/research-analysis/year-in-review-2018/san-francisco-flood-risk" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Local land subsidence increases flood risk in San Francisco Bay</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2227 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8786"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs/research-analysis/year-in-review-2018/satellites-detect-undiscovered-penguin-population" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Satellites detect undiscovered penguin populations</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2236 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8795"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs/research-analysis/year-in-review-2018/sea-surface-salinity-severe-storms" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Sea surface salinity could provide new insight into severe storms</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2239 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8798"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs/research-analysis/year-in-review-2018/connection-between-neighboring-volcanoes" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Seeing the connection between neighboring volcanoes at depth</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2228 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8787"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs/research-analysis/year-in-review-2018/warm-ocean-waters-off-greenland" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Warm ocean waters off Greenland put glaciers at more risk</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2514 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-16170"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/focus-areas/surface-and-interior-missions" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">ESI Missions</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1149 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-2998"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/applied-sciences" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Applied Sciences Program</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-5"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1526 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3098"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/about-us/smd-programs/earth-system-science-pathfinder/common-instrument-interface-workshop" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Common Instrument Interface</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-6"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1531 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-1381"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/about-us/smd-programs/earth-system-science-pathfinder/common-instrument-interface-workshop/cii-guidelines-working-meeting" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">CII Guidelines Working Meeting</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1528 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3792"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/about-us/smd-programs/earth-system-science-pathfinder/common-instrument-interface-workshop/cii-reference-documents" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">CII Reference Documents</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1529 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-1851"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/about-us/smd-programs/earth-system-science-pathfinder/common-instrument-interface-workshop/cii-workshop-presentations" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">CII Workshop 1</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1530 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3815"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/about-us/smd-programs/earth-system-science-pathfinder/common-instrument-interface-workshop/cii-workshop-II" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">CII Workshop 2</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1656 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-5778"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/about-us/smd-programs/earth-system-science-pathfinder/common-instrument-interface-workshop/cii-workshop-3" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">CII Workshop 3</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1527 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3189"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/about-us/smd-programs/earth-system-science-pathfinder/essp-library" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">ESSP Program Library</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1642 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-5486 external-link"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/programs/technology" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">ESTO</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1126 mmenu-mm-list-path-missions-page"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/missions-page" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Missions</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1125 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-4499"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/big-questions" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Science Questions</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1127 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-1430"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/earth-data" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Earth Data</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-4"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1153 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3125"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/climate-policy-speaker-series" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Climate Change Policy Speaker Series</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1154 mmenu-mm-list-path-front"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-home"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Every Day is Earth Day</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1639 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-5483"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/documents" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Resources</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1643 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-5494 external-link"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/global-challenges" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Global Challenges</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1156 mmenu-mm-list-path-missions-page"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/missions-page" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Missions</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1059 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3089"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/technology" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Science & Technology</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-3"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1265 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3089"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/technology" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Overview</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1157 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-4698"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/technology/science-programs" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Science Programs</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2554 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-22648"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/technology/smallsat-tim" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">SmallSat Mission TIM</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-4"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2559 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-22653"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/technology/smallsat-tim/overview" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Overview</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2555 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-22649"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/technology/smallsat-tim/logistics" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Workshop Logistics</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2557 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-22651"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/technology/smallsat-tim/agenda" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Agenda</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2556 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-22650"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/technology/smallsat-tim/hotels" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Hotel Information</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2558 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-22652"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/technology/smallsat-tim/organizers" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Organizers</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1801 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-7428"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/technology/2018-autonomy-workshop" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Autonomy Workshop</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-4"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1978 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-7799"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/technology/2018-autonomy-workshop/agenda" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Speaker Presentations & Videos</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1980 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-7961"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/technology/2018-autonomy-workshop/logistics" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Logistics</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1979 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-7960"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/technology/2018-autonomy-workshop/hotels" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Hotel Information</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1997 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8081"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/technology/2018-autonomy-workshop/steering-committee" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Steering Committee</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1998 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8082"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/technology/2018-autonomy-workshop/speakers-panelists" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Speakers and Panelists</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1582 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-5290"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/technology/technology-stories" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Technology Stories</span></a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1047 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-5366 active-trail"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/science-news" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Science News</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-2"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1617 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-5366 active-trail"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/science-news" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Science@NASA</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1160 mmenu-mm-list-path-https:--www.nasa.gov-content-science-mission-directorate-press-releases"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190519024202/https://www.nasa.gov/content/science-mission-directorate-press-releases" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Press Releases</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1049 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3095"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/researchers" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">For Researchers</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-2"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1546 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3095"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/researchers" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Overview</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1183 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3793"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/faqs" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">FAQ</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1768 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3890"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grant-solicitations" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Grant Funding</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1270 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-4702"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/roses-blogs" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">ROSES Blog</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1165 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-2054"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/science-committee" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">NAC Science Committee</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-3"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1770 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-2054"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/science-committee" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Overview</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1187 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3907"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/science-committee/meetings" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Meetings</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1188 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3004"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/science-committee/members" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Members</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1673 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-5821"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/nac/science-advisory-committees" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Science Advisory Committees</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-4"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1674 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-5822"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/nac/science-advisory-committees/apac" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Astrophysics Advisory Committee</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1675 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-5823"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/nac/science-advisory-committees/esac" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Earth Science Advisory Committee</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1676 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-5824"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/nac/science-advisory-committees/hpac" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Heliophysics Advisory Committee</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1677 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-5825"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/nac/science-advisory-committees/pac" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Planetary Science Advisory Committee</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1721 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3997"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/science-committee/subcommittees/nac-earth-science-subcommittee/advisory-groups" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Applied Sciences Advisory Committee (ASAC)</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1190 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-985"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/science-committee/subcommittees" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Subcommittees</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1167 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3099"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/program-officers-list" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Team</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-3"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1174 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3099"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/program-officers-list" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Program Officers List</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1173 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-1448"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/advisory-committees" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Advisory Committees</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1186 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-3866"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Volunteer for Review Panels</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2224 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-8804"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/new-pi-resources" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">PI Resources</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2541 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-17521"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/science-data" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Science Data</span></a><ul class="mmenu-mm-list-level-3"><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2542 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-1430"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/earth-data" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Earth Science Data</span></a></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-2543 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-15482"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/heliophysics-data" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span class="mmenu-block-title">Heliophysics Data</span></a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li class="mmenu-mm-list-mlid-1053 mmenu-mm-list-path-node-1052"><a href="/web/20190519024202/https://science.nasa.gov/learners" class="mmenu-mm-list "><i class="icon-list2"></i><span 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