Goddard Institute for Space Studies

unit of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and of Columbia University's Earth Institute
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Goddard Institute for Space Studies
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Summary

Goddard Institute for Space Studies is a laboratory[1]. It draws 636 Wikipedia views per month (laboratory category, ranking #17 of 135).[2]

Key Facts

  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies's field of work was atmosphere[3].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies's field of work was climate change[4].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies is located in Manhattan[5].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies is in the country of United States[6].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies's instance of is recorded as laboratory[7].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies's founder is recorded as Robert Jastrow[8].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration[9].
  • Robert H. Goddard is named after Goddard Institute for Space Studies[10].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[11].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies took place at New York City[12].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies is part of National Aeronautics and Space Administration[13].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies's Commons category is recorded as Goddard Space Flight Center[14].
  • May 1961 marks the founding of Goddard Institute for Space Studies[15].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.80555555555556, 'longitude': -73.96527777777777}[16].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies's parent organization or unit is recorded as Columbia University[17].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies's parent organization or unit is recorded as Goddard Space Flight Center[18].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies's official website is recorded as https://www.giss.nasa.gov[19].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies's affiliation is recorded as Columbia University[20].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies's short name is recorded as GISS[21].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[22].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+28357'}[23].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+27027'}[24].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+32473'}[25].
  • Goddard Institute for Space Studies's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+35611'}[26].

Body

Founding

Goddard Institute for Space Studies's founder is recorded as Robert Jastrow[8]. May 1961 marks the founding of it[15].

Identity

Goddard Institute for Space Studies is part of National Aeronautics and Space Administration[13]. Its short name is recorded as GISS[21].

Operations

Goddard Institute for Space Studies's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[11]. Parent organizations include Columbia University[17], a private university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1754[29], headquartered in Manhattan[30] and Goddard Space Flight Center[18], a NASA facility[31], in United States[32], founded in 1959[33], headquartered in Greenbelt[34]. It is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration[9].

Industry

Fields of work include atmosphere[3] and climate change[4], a global problem[35].

Why It Matters

Goddard Institute for Space Studies draws 636 Wikipedia views per month (laboratory category, ranking #17 of 135).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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