NSIDC strives to inform educators, scientists, the public, and journalists about the cold regions of our planet. Elementary and secondary students, graduate students, decision-makers, and journalists trust NSIDC to provide reliable Earth science information. Two of the main ways that NSIDC makes this information available is through the Sensing our Planet publication and through our Education Center.

Sensing our Planet: A multidisciplinary publication that highlights research uses of data from NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS) satellites.

Education Center: Provides the public with articles and information about snow, ice, and the cold regions of Earth, collectively know as the cryosphere.