NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Dust Storm Predictions Aid Health Community

NASA satellite data can improve forecasts of dust storms in the American Southwest in ways that can benefit public health managers.

Sachs Lays Out Another Mission for NASA

When Jeffrey Sachs speaks of poverty, he's not talking about a hungry waif in New York or a homeless person in Chicago.

Volcanoes May Have Provided Sparks for First Life

A new look at a classic experiment reveals volcanoes may have played a crucial role in the rise of life on Earth.

NASA Tests Optics Concept in New Coronagraph Laboratory

NASA's new coronagraph laboratory, called the Ames Coronagraph Experiment (ACE) Laboratory, is pushing development of a new optics system to enable scientists to observe Earth-like planets that otherwise would be lost in the glare of the stars they orbit.

NASA Maps Shed Light on Carbon Dioxide's Global Nature

A NASA/university team has published the first global satellite maps of the key greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in Earth's mid-troposphere, an area about 8 kilometers, or 5 miles, above Earth.

NASA-Enhanced Dust Storm Predictions to Aid Health Community

10.28.08 - NASA satellite data can improve forecasts of dust storms in the American Southwest in ways that can benefit public health managers.

Potent Greenhouse Gas More Common in Atmosphere Than Estimated

10.23.08 - New research indicates a powerful greenhouse gas is at least four times more prevalent in the atmosphere than previously estimated.

02.29.08

NASA's New Decadal Survey Missions: SMAP, ICESat-II

01.23.08

NASA Media Event Highlights Rainfall Satellite's Decade of Success