The global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880, according to NASA…
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NASA Study Shows Health, Food Security Benefits From Climate Change Actions
A new study led by a NASA scientist highlights 14 key air pollution control measures that,…
NASA Cold Weather Airborne Campaign to Measure Falling Snow
Beginning Jan. 17, NASA will fly an airborne science laboratory above Canadian snowstorms to tackle a…
Space Station Commander Captures Unprecedented View Of Comet
International Space Station Commander Dan Burbank captured spectacular imagery of Comet Lovejoy, viewed from about 240…
NASA Awards Global Modeling And Assimilation Office Contract
NASA has awarded a contract to Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI) of Lanham, Md., for…
Physicist And Former Astronaut John Grunsfeld To Head NASA Science Directorate
NASA has named physicist and former astronaut John Grunsfeld as the new associate administrator for the…
NASA Finds ‘Merging Tsunami’ Doubled Japan Destruction
NASA and Ohio State University researchers have discovered the major tsunami generated by the March 2011…
Asteroids, Mars and Drought Among NASA News Highlights at American Geophysical Union Meeting
NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics…
2011 Awards Presented For Achievements In Earth Remote Sensing
NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior presented the 2011 William T. Pecora awards to…
International Team To Drill Beneath Massive Antarctic Ice Shelf
An international team of researchers funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) will travel…