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NASA Launches New Hurricane Web Page
May 31 — Today, NASA launched an Internet resource page highlighting the agency's diverse hurricane research. More

Solar Fireworks Signal New Space Weather Mystery
May 24 — The most intense burst of solar radiation in five decades accompanied a large solar flare on January 20. It shook space weather theory and highlighted the need for new forecasting techniques, according to several presentations at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting this week in New Orleans. More

Voyager Spacecraft Enters Solar System's Final Frontier
May 24 — NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered the solar system's final frontier. It is entering a vast, turbulent expanse, where the sun's influence ends and the solar wind crashes into the thin gas between stars. More

Web Site Explains How Climate Change Affects New York City
May 20 — With over half the world's people now living in cities, it's important for us to better understand how climate changes might affect urban areas. More

NASA Successfully Launches Environmental Satellite
May 20 — NASA successfully launched a new environmental satellite today for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). More

NASA-Related News Conferences At Annual 2005 Joint Assembly Meeting
May 20 — New findings from NASA missions and NASA-funded research will be presented at the 2005 Joint Assembly Meeting, to be held in room 236 at the Morial Convention Center, in New Orleans, La., May 23-27, 2005. More

NASA Helps Students In Problem-Solving Competition
May 20 — Students from all over the world will gather to participate in the Odyssey of the Mind's 26th World Finals, a creative problem-solving competition, at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colo., May 21 through 24. More

News Tips: NASA Presentations At Annual 2005 Joint Assembly Meeting
May 20 — NASA and NASA-funded scientists from will present findings on a variety of Earth and space science topics at the 2005 Joint Assembly Meeting, to be held at the Morial Convention Center, in New Orleans, La., May 23-27, 2005. More

NASA, Others Advance Understanding Of Heliophysics At Conference
May 20 — As a precursor to the International Heliophysical Year (IHY) of 2007, NASA scientists and others, will host three special sessions next week on the physics of the extended solar-geo-planetary system at the Spring 2005 Joint Assembly meeting at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La. More

Marshes Tell Story of Medieval Drought, Little Ice Age, and European Settlers near New York City
May 19 — Aside from views of cattails and blackbirds, the marshes in the lower Hudson Valley near New York City offer an amazingly detailed history of the area's climate. More

NASA and NOAA Set to Launch New Environmental Satellite
May 4 — NASA is set to launch the new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES), another critical link in the development of a global Earth-observation program. More

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