Earth NewsA RSS news feed containing the latest NASA press releases on Earth-observing missions.Ocean Surface Topography MissionJason 2 Begins Mapping Oceans- July 30, 2008 Less than a month after launch, the NASA-French space agency Ocean Surface Topography MissionJason 2 oceanography satellite has produced its first complete maps of global ocean surface topography, surface wave height and wind speed.http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/jul/HQ_08189_OSTM_Jason2_first_images.html NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Solar Eclipse- July 28, 2008 NASA, in partnership with the Exploratorium Science Center, San Francisco, Calif., and the University of California at Berkeley, will transmit live images of the Aug. 1, 2008, total eclipse of the sun.http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/jul/M08-139_eclipse.html NASA Satellites Discover What Powers Northern Lights- July 24, 2008 Researchers using a fleet of five NASA satellites have discovered that explosions of magnetic energy a third of the way to the moon power substorms that cause sudden brightenings and rapid movements of the aurora borealis, called the Northern Lights.http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/jul/HQ_08185_THEMIS.html New NASA 'Fire & Smoke' Web Page Shows Latest Fire Views, Research- July 22, 2008 NASA satellites, aircraft, and research know-how have created a wealth of cutting-edge tools to help firefighters battle wildfires. These tools also have helped scientists understand the impact of fires and smoke on Earth's climate and ecosystems.http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/jul/HQ_M08134_fire_smoke_page.html NASA Teleconference to Announce Northern Lights Findings- July 17, 2008 NASA will hold a media teleconference on Thursday, July 24, at 1 p.m. EDT, to announce the first results from a fleet of five satellites that have discovered what powers sudden brightening and rapid movements of the Northern Lights, or aurora borealis.http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/jul/HQ_M08133_THEMIS_Telecon.html |