NASA Administrator Invoice Nelson joined the director of the Smithsonian’s Nationwide Museum of Pure Historical past in Washington and company management to unveil the brand new Earth Data Middle exhibit throughout an early preview on Monday.

“NASA has studied Earth and our altering local weather for greater than 60 years. The Earth Data Middle on the Smithsonian Museum of Pure Historical past will develop entry to NASA’s knowledge and our a long time of Earth statement to much more individuals,” mentioned Nelson. “Along with the Smithsonian, we’re offering detailed, usable, and scalable data to allow the general public to higher perceive the local weather disaster and take motion of their group.”

The exhibit features a 32-foot-long, 12-foot-high video wall displaying Earth science knowledge visualizations and movies, interpretive panels displaying Earth’s related techniques, data on our altering world, and an summary of how NASA and the Smithsonian research our dwelling planet. It opens to the general public Tuesday, Oct. 8. 

“The brand new Earth Data Middle on the Nationwide Museum of Pure Historical past will convey Smithsonian and NASA knowledge on the Earth’s setting and local weather to 1000’s of museum guests yearly,” mentioned Kirk Johnson, the museum’s Sant director. “It’s an honor to companion with NASA to convey this dynamic view of Earth to museumgoers and join individuals extra deeply with their dwelling planet.”

Guests can also discover Earth observing missions, modifications in Earth’s panorama over time, and the way local weather is anticipated to alter regionally by means of a number of interactive experiences. The exhibit will stay on show by means of 2028.

“The Earth Data Middle permits individuals to see our planet as we at NASA see it – an awe-inspiring and complicated system of oceans, land, ice, ambiance, and the life they help,” mentioned Karen St. Germain, division director, Earth Sciences Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “We’re thrilled that this collaboration places NASA’s Earth science on the fingertips of Smithsonian guests for the good thing about all.”

With greater than two dozen missions in orbit, NASA observes our planet’s oceans, land, ice, and ambiance, and measure how a change in a single drives change in others. NASA develops new methods to construct long-term knowledge data of how our planet evolves. The company freely shares this distinctive information and works with establishments all over the world.

As a part of NASA’s ongoing mission to higher perceive our dwelling planet, NASA created the Earth Data Middle which pulls insights from throughout all NASA facilities and its federal companions – the Nationwide Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Division of Agriculture, U.S. Company for Worldwide Improvement, Environmental Safety Company, and Federal Emergency Administration Administration. It permits viewers to see how our dwelling planet is altering and provides choice makers data to develop the instruments they should mitigate, adapt, and reply to these modifications.

NASA’s Earth Data Middle is a digital and bodily house designed to assist individuals to make knowledgeable selections on Earth’s setting and local weather. It offers simply accessible Earth data, enabling world understanding of our altering planet.

The enlargement of the bodily Earth Data Middle on the Smithsonian Nationwide Museum of Pure Historical past makes it the second location within the Washington space. The primary is positioned at NASA Headquarters in Washington at 300 E St., SW.

To be taught extra concerning the Earth Data Middle, go to:

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Meira Bernstein / Elizabeth Vlock
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
meira.b.bernstein@nasa.gov / elizabeth.a.vlock@nasa.gov