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Space Radar Laboratory was used to study Angkor, Cambodia, a vast complex of more than 60 temples dating back to the 9th century.


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GOES-N Launches Successfully
GOES-N is the latest in a series of Earth-observing satellites.
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 launch of CloudSat/Calipso
Cloud Missions Launch Successfully
Two NASA satellites will give us a unique view of Earth's atmosphere.
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NOAA-N: Observing the Environment
The latest in a series of polar-orbiting satellites that collect atmospheric and environmental data.
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 Thumbnail image of the eyewall of Hurricane Rita.
Hurricane Cloud Tops Give Windy Clues
NASA finding that cloud tops provide clues about the behavior of winds below a hurricane on the Earth's surface.
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Tibet Provides Passage to the Stratosphere
Thunderstorms over Tibet provide a main pathway for water vapor and chemicals to travel from the lower atmosphere into the stratosphere, where the protective ozone layer resides.
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 This image from July 24, 2005 shows the small track of Tropical Storm Gert in the lower left hand corner of the image.
NASA Takes Apart a Tropical Storm
NASA researchers are trying to figure out what makes hurricanes tick.
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 06.20.06 - NASA Sends Teachers Spaceward Bound
NASA is taking teachers to a barren desert in Chile to help inspire the next generation of explorers.
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 06.14.06 - NASA Technology Aids Water Purification in Iraq
NASA engineers, who are used to making a difference in the lives of astronauts in space, recently had the chance to improve the lives of villagers in Iraq by using NASA technology.
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