- NASA Models Show Trees Can Slow Increase of Atmospheric Carbon April 30, 2007
Converting marginal agricultural land to forests may help slow the increase of carbon in the atmosphere, NASA scientists say.
- NASA's AIM Mission Soars to the Edge of Space April 25, 2007
NASA's Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) spacecraft, the first mission dedicated to the exploration of mysterious ice clouds that dot the edge of space in Earth's polar regions, successfully launched.
- Satellites Offer Sunny Outlook on Understanding Polar Climate, With Help of Cloudy Skies April 24, 2007
A team of researchers recently completed a project to confirm what NASA satellites are telling us about how changes in clouds can affect climate in the coldest regions on Earth.
- NOAA, NASA Restore Climate Sensor to Upcoming NPP Satellite April 11, 2007
NASA and NOAA announced a plan to restore a key ozone layer climate sensor to the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) program.
- NASA Aims to Clear Up Mystery of Elusive Clouds at Edge of Space April 11, 2007
NASA is preparing to launch the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) spacecraft, the first mission dedicated to exploration of mysterious ice clouds that dot the edge of space in Earth's polar regions.
- NASA Data Show Earthquakes May Quickly Boost Regional Volcanoes April 10, 2007
Scientists using NASA satellite data have found strong evidence that a major earthquake can lead to a nearly immediate increase in regional volcanic activity.
- NASA Finds Arctic Replenished Very Little Thick Sea Ice in 2005 April 3, 2007
A new NASA study has found that in 2005 the Arctic replaced very little of the thick sea ice it normally loses and replenishes each year.