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Download NOAA and NASA climate activity worksheets with interactive tools, resources for satellites view real-time datasets in an immersive, 3D visualization for desktop, watch 360 videos of earth and space.

Global sea level rise is accelerating incrementally over time rather than increasing at a steady rate, as previously thought, according to a new study based on 25 years of NASA and European satellite data.

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Eyes on the Earth 3D
Fly alongside NASA satellites and view real-time datasets in an immersive, 3D visualization for your desktop.

Climate Time Machine
Go backward and forward in time with this interactive visualization that illustrates how the Earth's climate has changed in recent history.

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Explore a stunning gallery of before-and-after images of Earth from land and space that reveal our home planet in a state of flux.

Keep track of Earth's vital signs, see the planet in a state of flux and slow the pace of global warming with NASA's free mobile apps.

Travel through Earth's recent climate history and see how increasing carbon dioxide, global temperature and sea ice have changed over time.

The Call of Science

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360-Video: The Call of Science

Join NASA Earth scientists for a 360-degree view of our planet as they head into the field to study ice in Greenland and coral reefs in Hawaii. You can stand with scientists on Arctic ice, fly above the ice sheet, glaciers and sea ice as part of Operation IceBridge, then head to Hawaii as scientists dive into Kaneohe Bay as part of NASA’s CORAL mission.

360-Video: Journey To The Edge Of Space

Experience what it’s like to leave Earth, traveling to over 90,000 feet into the stratosphere. Never before has a 360-video been recorded at these heights – so buckle up and enjoy the view as Seeker takes you on a journey to the Edge of Space.

Scientific Consensus: Earth's Climate is Warming

The 10 warmest years in the 139-year record all have occurred since 2005, with the five warmest years being the five most recent years. Credit: NASA's Earth Observatory.

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Playlist: Space Solar Power

The SSI Solar Power Satellites Research Collection

Solar Power Satellites. Space Based Solar Power. Beaming Energy From...

Space-based solar power: Scientists harvest and beam back solar energy from space • FRANCE 24

In the current climate and energy context, the search for sustainable...

Groundbreaking research transmits energy from space to Earth

Earlier this year, scientists completed the first transmission of...

How Wireless Energy From Space Could Power Everything | Ali Hajimiri | TED

Modern life runs on wireless technology. What if the energy powering...

Space Solar Power: The Future is Here . . . an NSS Space Forum with Gary Barnhard and John Mankins

Held March 23, 2023. The concept of Space Based Solar Power (SBSP) has...

Held March 23, 2023. The concept of Space Based Solar Power (SBSP) has been around for many years and NSS, with one of its primary goals being “Clean Energy from ...Space: Enabling Everyone to Benefit from Space Solar Power” has been and the forefront of promoting the concept. Programs are now ongoing in Japan, China, the UK and ESA, while research continues in South Korea, Australia and elsewhere. In the US, there is no program as yet, however NASA is assessing space solar power and research for military applications is underway at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

With all of these new efforts to advance the concept, this is the perfect time for our space forum to take another look at SBSP. In this informative discussion with these two leading SBSP experts, you will learn what SBSP is, how it works, including how it differs from solar collection methods on the Earth’s surface and the advantages. You will hear about SBSP applications and the newest technologies. And Mr. Barnhard and Mr. Mankins conclude by laying out a path forward to deploying operational SBSP systems that truly demonstrate “The Future is Here . . .”

Gary Barnhard, a self-described synergistic technological philanthropist, entrepreneur, and serial venture capitalist now serving as the President & CEO of Xtraordinary Innovative Space Partnerships, Inc. (XISP-Inc), a start-up company focused on Cislunar technology mission development work as well as Barnhard Associates, LLC, a systems engineering consulting firm and Internet Service Provider (Xisp.net). His recent Technology Development, Demonstration, and Deployment mission development work includes Space Solar Power. He received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Maryland College Park in 1982, combining Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science with graduate work in science policy, solar physics, and artificial intelligence/knowledge-based systems. Gary is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA, a National Space Society (NSS) life member, prior CEO, prior Executive Director, NSS Board of Director’s member, and NSS Director of Strategic Relationships.

John C. Mankins is an entrepreneur and internationally recognized leader in technology, systems innovation and management. He is the Founder and President of Mankins Space Technology, Inc. and Artemis Innovation Management Solutions LLC, a Director of Solar Space Technologies, Pty. Ltd. He also serves as Vice President of the Moon Village Association and as a Dean and Professor at Kepler Space University. He served as Chief Technologist for Human Exploration and Development of Space at NASA and a lead for NASA’s Lunar Outpost team in 2003, and he has been recognized as the leading expert in the field of space solar power. John’s 25-year career at NASA and the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ranged from flight projects and space mission operations to systems-level innovation and R&D. Mankins holds undergraduate (HMC) and graduate (UCLA) degrees in Physics and an MBA in Public Policy Analysis (The Drucker School). John is a member of the NSS Board of Directors.

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All you need to know about space based solar power

Try out my quantum mechanics course (and many others on math and...

The Future of Solar Power

Solar power has been promised for decades as bringing us a bright...

How space-based solar power can save the planet | FT

Space launch costs are dropping rapidly. Solar panels are cheaper than...

How to Make Space Based Solar Power Model

Real like model of space based solar power plant. It is not a working...

34C3 - Saving the World with Space Solar Power

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https://media.ccc.de/v/34c3-8869-saving_the_world_with_space_solar_power

or is it just PEWPEW?!

Space Solar Power station, such as SPS Alpha, could overcome some issues that renewable energy plants on Earth suffer of structural basis when challenges such as ...energy transfer from orbit to Earth are solved. But will this solve the Earth's problems in a peaceful way?

The increasing demand on energy seems to be one of the greatest challenges for modern society. [1,2] Power generation approaches of the 20th century, such as coal, oil, or nuclear plants come with certain issues limiting the scalability and/or questioning even the approach itself since they may harm nature and environment on a longterm time scale.
Renewable energy generated e.g. with solar cells, wind mills, or tidal stations are on the rise but they usually depend to certain locations, weather, storage capabilities, and in some cases even on political climates. [3]
Space based Solar Power generation [4,5] overcomes some of these issues: solar cells in orbit are independent of atmospheric influences and weather (e.g. clouds), solar harvesting satellites can be placed in orbit so they always face sun and generate power continuously, and there is enough space to scale the plants in order to serve the power demands. Solar power is an infinite power source (at least in the time scale for humanity)
The bottle neck with this approach, however, is the transfer of the power from orbit to Earth. But if solved, this technology can supply power to locations on Earth, that are remotely located, that lack other power generation capabilities (e.g. due to a natural catastrophe), or that come with varying demands on power consumption.
Some questions still remain: Is it possible to transfer power wireless over such a long distance with a sufficient efficiency? [6-8] How would that influence life on Earth? And who is in charge of the orbital death laser?!?

[1] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.USE.ELEC.KH.PC
[2]https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/28/electricity-demand-in-southern-europe-to-soar-with-air-con-say-climate-scientists (http://www.pnas.org/content/114/38/E7910)
[3] https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2015/12/23/three-problems-transitioning-renewables-how-to-fix/
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-based_solar_power
[5] https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/mankins_sps_alpha.html
[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_power_transfer
[7] https://www.cio.com/article/3129027/space/wireless-power-systems-could-one-day-beam-electricity-from-space.html
[8] https://www.rfglobalnet.com/doc/japanese-scientists-develop-long-distance-wireless-power-transmission-0001

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