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First Light for ISERV Pathfinder

03.25.2013
ISERV will provide useful high resolution images for disaster monitoring and assessment and environmental decision making.
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Reviewing Goddard's 2012 Highlights

12.28.2012
If NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center were to write a holiday letter, there would be no shortage of highlights to share. Gathered here are just a few of the shining moments from the Goddard 'household' in 2012.

NASA, AGU to Host NASA Social in San Francisco

11.14.2012
NASA and the American Geophysical Union are inviting social media followers to a unique behind-the-scenes NASA Social on Tuesday, Dec. 4, in San Francisco.
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Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati to Discuss 'Looking Homeward Toward Earth: The Power of Perspective,' Oct. 16

10.11.2012
The public is invited to a free event on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the Library of Congress, Washington...
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Students Invited to Connect with Earth Explorers

10.03.2012
NASA Earth explorers will take students on virtual trips around the world to inspire them to pursue science, technology, engineering and math careers.
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Flights Safer and More Reliable with NASA Cloud Modeling Technique

07.30.2012
New and improved cloud information from NASA is now being fed into forecasts produced by the National Weather Service every hour.
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Earth-observing Camera To Launch To Space Station

07.19.2012
A remote-controlled Earth-observing camera system called ISERV will be launched to the International Space Station this week.
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Create NASA Earth Day Video, Win Seats to Launch

04.22.2012
To mark Earth Day 2012, we are again inviting you to create your own compelling video vision of NASA's exploration of Earth.
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Public Invited to Two Free Earth Day 2012 Events at NASA Goddard

04.16.2012
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. is hosting two free events on April 18 in celebration of Earth Day's forty-second anniversary.
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NASA Celebrates Earth Day 2012 in Washington Area

04.12.2012
NASA is taking part in the celebration of Earth Day's 42nd anniversary on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., from April 20 through April 22, 2012.
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Goddard Year in Review: Earth Science

12.16.2011
These stories, images and videos represent some of Goddard's 2011 Earth science highlights.
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Blogging about AGU

12.05.2011
Adam Voiland, of NASA's Earth Science News Team, is blogging from the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco the week of Dec. 5, 2011.

Asteroids, Mars and Drought Among NASA News Highlights at AGU

12.01.2011
NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the 2011 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union.
Complete list of NASA-related AGU news briefings
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'Know Your Earth' 2.0

11.07.2011
Know Your Earth 2.0, Chicago, a collaboration among 12 of NASA’s Earth-observing satellite missions, is focusing on the “on-the-go” and “smart-technology” public in big cities...
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Earth Science Week: 2011

10.07.2011
Earth Science Week: 2011's theme is 'Our Ever-Changing Earth.' NASA offers a variety of multimedia products and educational activities designed to improve understanding of the natural processes that shape our planet.
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Wallow Fire, Arizona

06.27.2011
Started on May 29, 2011, the Wallow Fire swiftly grew into a large wildfire in the mountains of eastern Arizona near the New Mexico border.
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Goddard Opens its Gates on May 14

05.05.2011
Want to know what a clean room looks like? See a satellite being built? Meet an astronaut? Do this and more at a huge, free event called Explore@NASA Goddard set for May 14, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine!
Event Website
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Thirst for Knowledge: NASA Eyes World's Water

03.22.2011
Getting clean water is already a problem for many rural impoverished areas, and it is becoming more of an issue for the world's major urban cities.
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NASA Data Aids UN Ability to Detect Global Hotspots

09.07.2010
In the midst of a difficult fire season in many parts of the world, the United Nations' (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization has launched a new online fire detection system that will help firefighters and natural hazards managers improve response time and resource management.
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Satellites Could Help Keep Hungry Populations Fed

09.15.2009
Few non-scientists have ever heard of "NDVI," but this tool will play a key part in helping us to keep food on the table as future populations swell.
data visualization of vegetation density across africa

Applied Sciences Projects Improve Famine Predictions

06.02.2009
Two new projects are using satellites and computer models to better anticipate famine and speed up the delivery of aid to populations in critical need.
map of areas of increased risk of Rift Valley Fever in eastern Africa from fall 2006 to spring 2007

NASA Study Predicted Outbreak of Deadly VIrus

02.13.2009
An early warning system successfully predicted the 2006-2007 outbreak of the deadly Rift Valley fever in northeast Africa.
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NASA-USAID Earth Observation System Expands to Africa

11.21.2008
NASA, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and their partners are in Nairobi, Kenya, to launch SERVIR-Africa, a program that helps scientists, government leaders and local communities address concerns related to natural disasters, disease outbreaks, biodiversity and climate change.
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NASA Researchers Find Satellite Data Can Warn of Famine

07.19.2007
Molly Brown of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and her colleagues created a model using data from satellite remote sensing of crop growth and food prices.
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