Connectivity How’s the Weather There? Crowdsourcing App Promises Better Forecasts An app called Sunshine taps into users’ smartphone sensors to provide localized weather predictions. by Rachel Metz 2015-03-10T19:09:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines The Reliability of Tsunami Detection Buoys The technology helped after Japan’s earthquake, but the buoy system is often unreliable. by Brittany Sauser 2011-03-11T00:00:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Robotic Storm Tracker Gets a Big Test with Earl The largest-ever storm monitoring mission is now gathering scientific data that was previously impossible to get. by Brittany Sauser 2010-09-02T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Robotic Planes Chase After Climate Data Newly outfitted robo-planes will monitor the Earth’s upper atmosphere in greater detail. by Brittany Sauser 2010-03-30T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Predictions for the 2009 Hurricane Season NASA satellites are providing data used to forecast this year’s hurricanes. So far the news is good. by Brittany Sauser 2009-06-02T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy NASA's Climate Satellite Crashes Back to Earth The failure means that a gap in climate science will remain. by Kevin Bullis 2009-02-24T00:00:00-05:00
