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NASA Unveils New Public Web Portal for Research Results

08.16.2016
Public access to NASA-funded research data now is just a click away, with the launch of a new agency public access portal.
Photo of participants in the Sustaining Women in STEM roundtable

Industry, Government, Academia Seek to Sustain Women in STEM

04.01.2016
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and Lockheed Martin hosted a roundtable event March 29 at the Lockheed Martin Global Vision Center in Arlington, Virginia.
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Goddard Pioneers: Celebrating Women in Science and Engineering

03.24.2016
NASA began empowering female scientists and engineers more than 20 years before Women’s History Month became an official national celebration.
Aerial photograph of Lopé National Park (Gabon)

NASA, Partner Space Agencies Measure Forests In Gabon

02.25.2016
A contingent of NASA airborne instruments and scientists on the ground has joined colleagues from space agencies in Gabon and Europe this month to study the dense African tropical forests in Gabon.
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NASA Invites Media to 54th Annual Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium

02.22.2016
Media are invited to hear leaders in the science and engineering world speak at the 54th Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium at the Greenbelt Marriott, 6400 Ivy Lane, Greenbelt, Maryland, on March 9
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We’re Hosting a ‘State of NASA’ Event at an Agency Location Nearest You

01.28.2016
NASA is opening its doors and inviting its social media followers and news media to an in-person ‘State of NASA’ event on Feb. 9, 2016, at one of the agency’s 10 field centers.
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Goddard Year in Review - 2015

12.22.2015
As the year draws to a close, many of us send out cards to friends and loved ones. Gathered here are just a few of the shining moments from the Goddard "household" in 2015.
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Explore@NASAGoddard 2015 Concludes

09.28.2015
Gates opened to the public Sept. 26, 2015, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for the first time in four years in celebration of Hubble's 25th anniversary.
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Open House Sneak Peek: Explore Goddard’s Latest Science

09.25.2015
Since it last opened its gates to the public in 2011, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has seen rapid growth and discovery in its four science disciplines...
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NASA Goddard Opens Doors to Public to Explore@NASA Goddard, Free Event

09.16.2015
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is opening its doors for the first time in four years to give the public a chance to explore what happens behind the gates of the campus.
An image of a forest in Gabon, Africa

Forest-Mapping Instrument for Space Station Passes Major Milestone

09.15.2015
The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation, a laser-based instrument for mapping the 3-D structure of Earth’s forests, has passed a major milestone toward deployment on the ISS.
Photo of Sean McCLoat explaining his poster

Science Jamboree Attracts Interns, Scientists from Across Goddard

07.10.2015
From cryogenically frozen marshmallows and pennies to 3D printed supernova, Tuesday’s Science Jamboree filled the atrium in Building 28 with science displays and demonstrations.
In this 2008 photograph, the laser tracking system for NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was being tested before the mission’s launch. Laser ranging from Earth made it possible to track the satellite’s position with an accuracy of about four inches (10 centimeters).

'Shooting the Moon' with Satellite Laser Ranging

12.18.2014
Laser ranging from Earth to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) was a milestone in the 50-year history of satellite laser ranging.
Early SLR instrument

How Satellite Laser Ranging Got its Start 50 Years Ago

11.13.2014
Fifty years ago, NASA announced the first successful tracking of a satellite using a laser, a technique now standard for precisely determining satellite orbits.
The International Space Station in orbot around the Earth.

New NASA Probe Will Study Earth’s Forests in 3-D

09.08.2014
The GEDI lidar being developed for the International Space Station will provide a unique 3-D view of Earth’s forests, helping to fill in missing information about their role in the carbon cycle.
Artist concept of GEDI instrument surveying trees

NASA Probe Will Study Earth’s Forests in 3-D

09.08.2014
A laser-based instrument being developed will provide a unique 3-D view of Earth’s forests, helping to fill in missing information about their role in the carbon cycle.
Screen shot with title LVIS, the Land, Vegetation and Ice Sensor spelled out

Laser-Mapping the Earth

06.09.2014
In this video, scientist Bryan Blair introduces a laser mapping sensor, LVIS (the Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor), for aircraft to collect data on surface topography and vegetation cover.
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NASA Highlights Mars, Ozone Hole, and the Sun at American Geophysical Union

12.06.2013
NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics next week at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
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Airborne Campaign to Map Ice Sheet Begins

10.31.2013
Operation IceBridge will carry out a first-ever campaign to gather data on changes in Greenland's ice following the summer melt season.
Emily Wilson

Planetary Scientist Profile: Emily Wilson

09.16.2013
NASA isn't only about spaceflight. Goddard scientist Emily Wilson talks about the development of low-cost, ground-based instruments to measure greenhouse gases on Earth (video).
Thumbnail image of 3 members of Astrobiology Lab making ice cream using liquid nitrogen

Science Outreach Reaches In

07.23.2013
Some 60 scientists, researchers, interns and outreach personnel manned stations for the annual Science Jamboree at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., on July 16.
IMage of the Mona Lisa painting.

NASA Beams Mona Lisa to LRO at the Moon

01.17.2013
As part of the first demonstration of laser communication with a satellite at the moon, scientists beamed an image of the Mona Lisa to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
Jan McGarry

NASA | Space Geodesy Profiles: Jan McGarry

08.17.2012
Mathematician Jan McGarry discusses the science and history of Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR), her role in developing the Next Generation Satellite Laser Ranging system, and her career at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
Artist's concept of Earth measurement with GPS

NASA Pinning Down 'Here' Better Than Ever

02.23.2012
NASA is helping to lead an international effort to upgrade the four systems that supply crucial location information in pinpointing where "here" is.
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Asteroids, Mars and Drought Among NASA News Highlights at AGU

12.01.2011
NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the 2011 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union.
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