NASA's first space photos restored in stunning detail 👩🏻‍🚀📸 ON 20 February 1962, @NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth, but there were signs of trouble. As Glenn’s Friendship 7 spacecraft returned from its historic flight, a warning light indicated its heat shield had unlatched, risking complete incineration. This image captures Glenn at the moment he reenters Earth’s atmosphere, pieces of the burning spacecraft casting a fiery orange glow on his face. Fortunate

How does NASA study our planet? In more ways than you might think! NASA instruments collect data about Earth from the ground, air, and space to better understand our home. 🌎 science.nasa.gov/earth/ | NASA Earth

NASA scientists have developed new tools to monitor plant growth using data from the PACE satellite. Land managers could use this information to detect sudden drops in plant productivity and better respond to heat stress, droughts, and cold snaps. Scientists have previously used data from NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellites, which have instruments that can analyze the specific wavelengths of light related to photosynthesis. However, the instrument on PACE captures a much broader range of the light