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Astronaut photo of the moon above Earth’s atmosphere, captured on May 10, 2024, from the International Space Station.
Fifty-five years after our giant leap, scientists continue to learn about both the Moon and Earth from our celestial neighbor. A recent ISS photo captures the Moon’s crescent and Earthshine, offering insights into Earth’s decreasing albedo and climate trends, highlighted bySince NASA first landed humans on the Moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, we have continued to revere our nearest celestial neighbor. Whether for its role in, the way it lights up long winter nights, or the mysteries of its far side, the Moon inspires awe and intrigue.captured the feeling of lunar wonder in this image from May 2024.
The Earth’s reflection on the Moon offers a seemingly elegant measure of albedo. However, NASA scientists are building a more detailed long-term record of Earth’s brightness using a suite of satellite instruments combined with meteorological, aerosol, and other data. Since the 1990s, the project has been measuring the solar energy absorbed and reflected by Earth, the heat the planet emits into space, and the role of clouds in that process.
between 2004 and 2019, meaning that the Earth system is gaining energy and therefore heating. A decrease in low clouds, in particular, is a leading candidate behind these trends, said CERES principal investigator Norman Loeb of NASA’s Langley Research Center. However, the reasons for varying cloud cover—including sea surface temperature changes, shorter-term natural variability, and aerosol pollution—are difficult to disentangle. “It’s not a settled issue at this point,” he said.
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