{
  "id": 3073817,
  "title": "NASA Selects Caltech to Operate the Orbiting Carbon Observatories",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/nasa-selects-caltech-to-operate-the-orbiting-carbon-observatories",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-24T17:24:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Caltech News",
    "slug": "caltech-news",
    "url": "https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/nasa-selects-caltech-to-operate-the-orbiting-carbon-observatories"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "NASA has selected Caltech to operate the Orbiting Carbon Observatory missions (OCO-2 and OCO-3) beginning this fall. OCO-2, a satellite, and OCO-3, an instrument on the International Space Station (ISS), both identify where carbon is being emitted and where natural sinks such as forests and oceans are absorbing it. Data from the OCO missions have direct relevance to better understanding…",
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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."
}