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In an effort to better understand the ocean's role in Greenland's rapid ice loss, researchers must drop scientific probes safely into open water around the island's coast.

Finding open water in Greenland's icy seas

Finding open water in Greenland's icy seas

NASA has identified three processes responsible for wobbles in Earth's axis of rotation: water mass loss primarily in Greenland, glacial rebound, and mantle convection.

Scientists ID three causes of Earth's spin axis drift

Scientists ID three causes of Earth's spin axis drift

A science team tallies up the many contributions to sea level rise, such as melting ice and warming, expanding oceans.

Keeping score on Earth's rising seas

Keeping score on Earth's rising seas

NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite successfully launched from California on Saturday, embarking on its mission to measure the ice of Earth’s frozen reaches with unprecedented accuracy.

Successful launch of ice-observing mission

Successful launch of ice-observing mission

Seven scientists from an upcoming ice-observing satellite mission describe what they are most excited to study once the data are flowing.

ICESat-2 scientists to investigate icy mysteries

ICESat-2 scientists to investigate icy mysteries

ICESat-2 will provide critical observations of how ice sheets, glaciers and sea ice are changing. Here are ten things to know about NASA’s advanced laser altimeter satellite, launching on Sept. 15, 2018.

Counting on NASA's ICESat-2

Counting on NASA's ICESat-2