Environment
Ancient Zircons Help Reveal Early Earth Atmosphere
[/caption] Roughly 2.4 billion years ago, Earth's atmosphere underwent a huge change known as the "Great Oxidation Event". This switch…
“Star Wars” Laser Methods Tracks Greenhouse Gases
[/caption] It may have looked like a futuristic scene from Star Wars, but ESA's latest technique for aiding space exploration…
As the World Burns: Satellites Watch Fires Around the World
NASA put out this video last week and we missed covering it, but this is a very interesting little video…
From the Land of Ice and Snow
[/caption] Views from the window of NASA's DC-8 reveal sweeping expanses of ice and rock as part of the ongoing 2011…
Meteorite Impact Sites Treated To CSI Techniques
[/caption] Over the last several years, we've been treated to television programs which have awakened us to how a crime…
Life In A Slice Of Ice
[/caption] Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation, a University of Washington doctoral student named Adam Campbell has…
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Deadly and Destructive Path of Hurricane Irene seen in NASA Videos and Images
http://youtu.be/5Qz75kxR-0M NASA Video Caption: The Life of Hurricane Irene from the Caribbean to Canada from August 21 through August 29…
Model Lighting Ordinance Means Preservation Of Future Dark Skies
[/caption] For every astronomer everywhere - and even naturalists - the need to preserve dark skies has been an issue…
Coming Soon – Night Shining Noctilucent Clouds
[/caption] Soon you may see an eerie spectacle on clear summer nights if you are located at latitudes between 50°…
Brush Fires Erupt at Kennedy Space Center during Endeavour’s Last Countdown
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - A large brush fire suddenly broke out this today (April 27) less than 1 mile…