{
  "id": 236063,
  "title": "Educators & Teens Get Hands-On With TEMPO Data to Help Investigate Local Air Quality",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/educators-teens-get-hands-on-with-tempo-data-to-help-investigate-236063",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-06T19:33:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://science.nasa.gov/learning-resources/science-activation/educators-teens-get-hands-on-with-tempo-data-to-help-investigate-local-air-quality/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Educators and teenagers received hands-on experience with TEMPO data during a three-day Leadership Institute at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The NASA Science Activation Program's Cosmic Storytelling with NASA Data (CosmicDS) project, led by Harvard University, worked with the Smithsonian Institution's BEST AQI (Breathing Easier: Supporting Teen Air Quality Investigations) project to bring authentic NASA data to educators and learners. The TEMPO-Lab tool, built with NASA Science Activation Program funding, allowed educators to explore and analyze near-real-time air quality measurements collected by NASA's TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) mission. On the final day of the Institute, TEMPO scientist Heesung Chong announced the availability of a new beta-version ground-level ozone data product, which CosmicDS software developer John Lewis integrated into the TEMPO-Lab tool within a day. The Institute aimed to empower teens to investigate local air quality issues using authentic NASA data and develop evidence-based solutions for positive change in their communities.",
  "summary": "The NASA Science Activation Program’s Cosmic Storytelling with NASA Data (CosmicDS) project, led by Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, works to bring authentic NASA data into the hands of educators and learners. From July 27–29, 2026, the CosmicDS team partnered with the Smithsonian Institution’s BEST AQI (Breathing Easier: Supporting Teen Air Quality Investigations) project to […]…",
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        "title": "Educators & Teens Get Hands-On With TEMPO Data to Help Investigate Local Air Quality",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/educators-teens-get-hands-on-with-tempo-data-to-help-investigate",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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