NASA Opens First Earth Information Center in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
Published Sep 20, 2026, 9:00 AM ASTvia El Nuevo Día
At a glance
First NASA Earth Information Center in the Caribbean
Located at the EcoExploratorio: Museo de Ciencias de Puerto Rico
Coincides with the ninth anniversary of Hurricane Maria
Why this matters: The new center provides Puerto Rico with a direct connection to NASA’s resources and information, which can be particularly useful for monitoring and responding to natural disasters like Hurricane Maria.
The first NASA Earth Information Center (EIC) in the Caribbean and the third in the United States has opened at the EcoExploratorio: Museo de Ciencias de Puerto Rico. This center serves as a kind of 'embassy' for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Puerto Rico, providing a permanent link to space.
The opening coincides with the ninth anniversary of Hurricane Maria, which still leaves 'electrical scars’ visible from satellites during power outages. The center is located at the EcoExploratorio, a science museum in Puerto Rico.
In context (787daily, from public data)
<0.1%of LUMA customers without power
66-day average 0.2% · worst 1.8%, Sep 30
LUMA's portal showed under 0.1% of customers out at 6:05 AM AST on Nov 11, 2026. Across the 66 days 787daily has tracked it, the daily average is 0.2% and the worst was 1.8% on Sep 30, 2026.
Worst of LUMA's five full years, up from 26.3 hours the year before
Customers averaged 27.6 hours without power in the fiscal year that ended in June 2026, the worst of the five full years LUMA has run the grid and up from 26.3 hours the year before.
LUMA operates the transmission and distribution system.