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NASA News: June 2009

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  1. NASA Debuts the Entire 2008 Hurricane Season in New On-Line Video June 29, 2009

    See the tracks of 2008 storms from Arthur to Paloma from birth to death.

  2. NASA and NOAA's GOES-O Satellite Successfully Launched June 27, 2009

    The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-O, soared into space today after a successful launch from Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

  3. World's Largest Aerosol Sensing Network Has Leafy Origins June 25, 2009

    Scientists know that aerosols play an outsized role in Earth’s climate, and much of that knowledge has come from the Aerosol Robotic Network, or AERONET, a collaborative, international sensor network.

  4. Satellites Guide Relief to Earthquake Victims June 25, 2009

    A deadly earthquake rocked Honduras, but SERVIR helped disaster officials know exactly where to send help.

  5. QuikScat Finds Tempests Brewing in 'Ordinary' Storms June 25, 2009

    A NASA satellite, now entering its second decade, has revolutionized marine weather forecasts.

  6. JPL Wind Watcher Blows Into its Second Decade June 19, 2009

    NASA’s QuikScat satellite has reached a milestone --10 years of tracking wind speed and direction, and revolutionizing marine weather forecasts.

  7. Follow Ocean Trends From Your Desktop with NASA's 'Sea Level Viewer' June 18, 2009

    Internet users can access ocean heat data by using the Sea Level Viewer, an interactive visualization tool developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

  8. Scientists Search for a Pulse in Skies Above Earthquake Country June 17, 2009

    A new NASA 3-D airborne radar, capable of seeing below the surface, will study earthquake faults in California.

  9. S'COOL Sets Sail to Promote Ocean Health June 17, 2009

    A NASA student weather monitoring program joins adventuring scientists on a voyage to raise awareness of ocean health.

  10. NASA Sets Coverage for Goes-O Launch on June 26 June 16, 2009

    The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-O, or GOES-O, is scheduled for a liftoff on Friday, June 26, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

  11. NASA Hosts Media Briefings About Earth System Science Advances June 15, 2009

    NASA will hold two media briefings to present new developments in research and benefits to society made possible by the Earth system science approach pioneered by the agency during the last 20 years.

  12. NASA Applied Sciences Projects Improve Famine Predictions Worldwide June 2, 2009

    Two new projects are using satellites and computer models to better anticipate famine and speed up the delivery of aid to populations in critical need.

  13. Atlantic and East Pacific Ocean Hurricane Seasons Begin for 2009 June 1, 2009

    Summer soon begins in the Northern Hemisphere and, on June 1st, the Atlantic hurricane season kicks off. What can we expect?