- NASA Sponsors Odyssey of the Mind Creative Problem-Solving Program September 25, 2001
NASA is partnering with Odyssey of the Mind to develop an Earth science problem for the 2001-2002 program year.
- Taurus Rocket Fails to Deliver QuikTOMS to Orbit September 21, 2001
The NASA QuikTOMS ozone monitoring satellite launched earlier today was lost due to the failure of the commercial launch vehicle purchased by the Agency to deliver the payload into orbit.
- New Computer Model Tracks and Predicts Paths of Earth's Dust September 18, 2001
A new computer model of the atmosphere can now actually pinpoint where global dust events come from, and can project where they're going.
- El Niño, La Niña Rearrange South Pole Sea Ice September 18, 2001
Scientists have been mystified by observations that when sea ice on one side of the South Pole recedes, it advances farther out on the other side.
- NASA Confirms Arctic Ozone Depletion Trigger September 17, 2001
NASA researchers confirm a theory that globe-encircling bands of atmospheric energy play a role in controlling ozone losses in the stratosphere.
- Satellites Spot Developing Antarctic Ozone "Hole" September 17, 2001
New satellite images show the depleted region of ozone known as the ozone "hole."
- QUIKTOMS Ozone Monitoring Instrument Prepared for Launch September 17, 2001
NASA soon will launch its latest ozone-monitoring instrument, which will allow scientists to continue their long-term measurements of global ozone levels.
- Remotely Piloted Aircraft to Provide Images on Internet for Firefighters September 5, 2001
A remotely piloted aircraft will demonstrate how to provide life-saving images of wildfires to firefighters in near real-time via the Internet on Thursday, Sept. 6.
- Earth's Becoming a Greener Greenhouse September 4, 2001
NASA satellite data suggest that for more than two decades there's been a gradual greening of the northern latitudes of Earth.