Five years ago this month, NASA's Terra satellite began measuring Earth's vital signs with accuracy, precision, and resolution the world had never seen before. This great Earth observing satellite was launched to look at many aspects of Earth's changing climate. Terra has been very successful in its mission to advance our understanding of Earth's climate system to help improve our quality of life.

After developing several tools used in many of the nation's busiest airports and air traffic control centers, NASA has completed its pioneering Advanced Air Transportation Technologies (AATT) project.

NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service (NPS) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for collaboration on mutually beneficial Earth science programs for the preservation, enhancement and interpretation of U.S. natural resources. The new partnership also advances NASA's mission to understand and protect our home planet and inspire the next generation of explorers.

NASA officials and representatives from more than 50 countries are meeting tomorrow in Brussels for the Third Earth Observation Summit.

Last year was the fourth warmest year on average for our planet since the late 1800s, according to NASA scientists.

A state-of-the-art environmental monitoring facility in Panama is the first to employ NASA Earth science research and space-based observations to provide Central American decision makers with early warning about a variety of ecological and climatic changes.

Scientists are finding some surprising connections between humans and fires in Siberian forests.

NASA, in a research capacity, will assist 12 other federal agencies' efforts to combat invasive species across the country.

A collaboration of innovative educational programs is merging space age and down-to-Earth field research to help students develop a better understanding of disappearing wetlands.