Press releases from the NASA centers and from NASA researchers.
It's Not Your Father's Earth Science Class!
July 27 On July 29, a week-long workshop led by scientists at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. will provide intense training for teachers from around the world who are interested in learning how to excite their students with lessons that use authentic NASA research. More
Teacher Partners with NASA for Cloud Research
July 26 Shannon Kondos, a Punta Gorda elementary school teacher, has teamed up with NASA Langley Research Center to provide valuable observations that will validate some of their most prominent satellite instruments, and she doesn't even have to leave the sunny schoolyard of Good Shepherd Day School. More
New NASA AIRS Data to Aid Weather, Climate Research
July 25 Scientists used the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, or AIRS, instrument on NASA's Aqua spacecraft to collect the newly released measurements of factors that affect our climate, such as levels of water vapor and other greenhouse gases, ozone and concentrations of airborne dust. More
Satellite Data Can Warn of Famine
July 19 A NASA researcher has developed a new model that uses data from satellite remote sensing of crop growth and food prices to anticipate food shortages brought on by drought. More
Satellite Captures Image of Oregon Wildfires
July 19 Strong winds are fueling Oregon's Egley Complex and Monument Complex wildfires, seen in an image captured by the Moderate Resolution Image Spectrometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite on July 16, 2007. More
Hot, Dry Conditions Spark Wildfires
July 9 An instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of the severe wildfires that raged across the western United States on Sunday, July 8. More
Satellites Capture Images of Devastating Midwest Flood
July 5 More than two weeks of heavy rains have triggered severe flooding throughout the Midwest. More
Fast-Moving Utah Fire Proves Deadly
July 2 A devastating fire tore through northeastern Utah, forcing hundreds to evacuate. More
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