Taking the Pulse of the Reef: “It’s Algalicious” NASA EARTH·TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 Bob Carpenter surveys the seafloor surrounding the research vessel Anthias as it glides over Blue Lagoon, the largest part of the reef that envelops Heron Island. He and his team, which is conducting the…

Heron Island: Like Nowhere Else on Earth Heron Island. Credit: Jim Round/NASA JPL Heron Island is a 42-acre coral cay located within the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, 45 miles (72 kilometers) off the coast of Queensland, Australia. It is surrounded…

Coral Reef Close-up: CORAL Goes Down Under Down Under NASA EARTH·FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 It’s a warm and sunny morning in mid-September as Stacy Peltier and her colleagues on NASA’s Coral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL) mission survey team prepare for their first day in the water at…

NASA’s CORAL Mission Journeys to Oz NASA EARTH·TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 G’day from Australia! With the successful June campaign readiness tests in Hawaii behind them, NASA’s Coral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL) team has rolled up their sleeves and are now hard at work shedding new…