ESTO News

Wideband Autocorrelation Radiometry (WiBAR) would allow space-based remote sensors to measure broadband microwave radiation as it seeps skywards through a snowpack’s interior, enabling researchers to monitor Earth's shrinking snowpacks with greater ease.

With funding from NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO), a team of scientists are researching a novel computer technology that would allow space-based remote sensors to process data far faster and more reliably.

The 2021 solicitation for the Decadal Survey Incubation (DSI) program is now open as element A.45 of the ROSES-21 omnibus announcement. Notices of Intent to propose are requested by August 17, 2021, and proposals are due October 14, 2021. A pre-proposal conference will be held Wednesday, August 4, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM eastern time (see Section 4.3 of the solicitation).

See the list of ESTO-related sessions, papers, and presentations.

The 2021 solicitation for the Advanced Information Systems Technology (AIST) Program is now open as element A.46 of the ROSES-21 omnibus announcement. Step-1 proposals are due August 25, 2021, and Step-2 proposals are due November 30, 2021.

The proceedings from the 2021 Earth Science Technology Forum (ESTF2021) are now available, including presentations from all eight sessions.

Three new projects awarded under the 2020 In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies (InVEST) program solicitation

Novel Algorithms Merge Ground- and Space-based Data to Forecast Air Pollution Events

A small satellite leaves orbit after gathering impactful scientific data for nearly three years.

A collaboration between NASA and Northrop Grumman may help scientists learn more about powerful storm systems.

Smart Tasking: Automated Smart Instrument Tasking for Urgent Response

A NASA-sponsored research team is developing new machine-learning software that uses data from satellites and ground-based sensors to forecast air pollution events in Los Angeles.

A team at NASA’s Langley Research Center is developing a new state-of-the-art sensor and satellite platform to enable continued monitoring of Earth’s radiant energy system.

The 2021 solicitation for the Instrument Incubator Program (IIP) is now open as element A.41 of the ROSES-21 omnibus announcement. Notices of Intent are requested by May 21, 2021, and proposals are due by July 20, 2021.

The 2021 Earth Science Technology Forum (ESTF2021) will be a virtual series of speakers and panel discussions exploring the latest advances in NASA's Earth science technology. To see the full calendar of events and to register, please visit esto.nasa.gov/forum/estf2021/.

HOT BIRD isn’t hot or a bird. It’s a highly sensitive infrared (IR) detector that could operate in space without ultra-low cooling.

The summary report from the 2020 New Observing Strategies (NOS) Workshop is now available online.

RainCube, designed to study storms, was the first to fly a radar science instrument on a CubeSat.  

On Thanksgiving and Christmas, the CubeRRT and RainCube CubeSats re-entered Earth’s atmosphere after over two years of successful operations.

Attending the 2021 AMS conference? Take along the schedule of ESTO-affiliated activities (PDF).