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Press Releases & Web Features

global map of lightning flash density created with satellite data.

Exploring Lightning's Impact on Pollution and Climate: Scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center are working toward a better estimate of lightning-produced nitrogen oxide gas and its possible global effects.

photograph of a scientific instrument that will fly on an upcoming satellite mission called fast sat

FASTSAT Instruments Prepped for Launch: Three scientific instruments developed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center will fly on an upcoming satellite mission called FASTSAT.

image of Saturn and its rings illuminated by the sun

A Long Night Falls Over Saturn's Rings: During Saturn's latest equinox August 11, the rings plummeted to 382 degrees below zero Fahrenheit -- the coldest yet observed -- as seen by the Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) instrument.

In this illustration, one photon carries a million times the energy of another

Fermi Telescope Catches Glimpse of Space-Time: During its first year of operations, NASA's Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope mapped the extreme sky with unprecedented resolution and sensitivity.

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Presentations

SED for System Engineers [2009.07.07]

A presentation given by Dr. Nicholas White, Director of Sciences and Exploration at NASA's Goddard, at the GSFC Systems Engineering Seminar.

Science at Goddard Space Flight Center [2008.08.26]

A presentation given by Dr. Nicholas White, Director of Sciences and Exploration at NASA's Goddard, to the Maryland Space Business Round Table.

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Reports

Astrophysics Science Division Annual Report (2008)

A summary of awards, research, projects, missions, and education/public outreach activities of the Astrophysics Science Division at Goddard Space Flight Center.

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Laboratory for Atmospheres Technical Highlights

The Technical Highlights for 2007 is the product of the efforts of all the members of the Laboratory for Atmospheres. Their dedication to advancing Earth Science through conducting research, developing and running models, designing instruments, managing projects, running field campaigns, and numerous other activities has produced many significant results.