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News Archive
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Goddard's LaunchFest a Great Success
Thousands converged on Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. this past Saturday to celebrate LaunchFest. The predicted rain held off, encouraging approximately 13,000 people to visit the Center.
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Finding Fireflies next to a Lighthouse: Goddard's New Technology to Study Alien Worlds
Scientists and engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have joined teams studying optics technologies for three possible new NASA missions to search for alien worlds (exoplanets).
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NASA Study Illustrates How Global Peak Oil Could Impact Climate
NASA researchers have identified feasible emission scenarios that could keep carbon dioxide below levels that some scientists have called dangerous for climate.
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NASA and Ocean Tomo Establish Groundbreaking Partnership to Commercialize NASA Technologies
NASA and Ocean Tomo Federal Services, LLC announced the beginning of a new partnership to commercialize over 40 NASA-funded technologies to the private sector for commercial application.
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Baltimore, DC Media Invited to Sneak Peek of NASA's "Launchfest" at Goddard Sept. 11, 10:00 AM
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., will open its doors to the public September 13 to learn about the more than 12 missions Goddard is launching in a year.
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2008 Hurricane Season Kicks Into High Gear
For the first time in the 2008 hurricane season, there are four tropical cyclones active in the Atlantic Ocean basin on one day.
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Robot Scout: Fly Me (Safely) to the Moon
Reliable power and potential lunar resources make the lunar poles attractive enough to attempt hairy landings on a crater rim. It's up to LRO to make those landings as safe as possible.
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NASA Goddard Invites Public To See "Launchfest"!
The public is invited to come and see the expertise, technology and challenges associated with space exploration when NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center holds its Launchfest open house Sept. 13, 2008.
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D.C. and Baltimore Media Invited to Briefings for Hubble Telescope Shuttle Mission
NASA will hold a series of news media briefings Sept. 8 - 9 to preview the space shuttle's fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
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GLAST named after Nobel Laureate Enrico Fermi
At a teleconference on Aug. 26, 2008, NASA announced it was giving a new name to the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, launched June 11, 2008.
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2007 Hurricane Forecast Took Blow From Winds, Dusty Air
A new analysis of environmental conditions over the Atlantic Ocean shows that hot, dry air associated with dust outbreaks from the Sahara desert likely contributed to the quieter-than-expected 2007 hurricane season.
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NASA Study Improves Ability to Predict How Aerosols Affect Climate
Researchers have identified the common thread that determines how aerosols from human activity, like the particles released from forest fires, influence cloud cover and affect climate.
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Franklin, Va., Native Recognized Among NASA's Best, Brightest
Sherrica Newsome currently finds herself as Operations Manager for the 2008 NASA Academy at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
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African Drought Linked to Warmer Indian Ocean
A new study has identified a link between a warming Indian Ocean and less rainfall in eastern and southern Africa.
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NASA Awards Distributed Active Archive Center Contract
The total estimated cost of the contract is $20,412,996 over the five-year period of performance.
Media Resources
Return to Hubble
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Hubble Servicing Mission 4
Read about the upcoming Servicing Mission 4, scheduled to be the last time astronauts visit the Hubble Space Telescope.
Going on at Goddard
Goddard View, Vol. 4 Issue 15
Goddard View showcases people and achievements at Goddard that contribute to transforming human understanding of Earth and space through innovation, exploration and discovery.