News - Mission Earth

Scientists do not fully understand all of the ways that aerosols affect Earth's environment. To help them in their studies, scientists use satellites to map where there were large amounts of aerosol on a given day, or over a span of days. And this is where you come in! GLOBE observations can provide direct evidence of aerosols. >>

Los científicos no entienden completamente todas las formas en que los aerosoles afectan el medio ambiente de la Tierra. Para ayudarlos en sus estudios, los científicos usan satélites para mapear dónde hubo grandes cantidades de aerosol en un día determinado, o durante un período de días. ¡Y aquí es donde entras tú! Las observaciones de GLOBE pueden proporcionar evidencia directa de aerosoles. >>

GLOBE and Career Technical Education (CTE) collaborate to produce ArtAct: Youth Symbiotic Cities. This year, a chemistry class in the Visual and Performing Arts Academy at Skyline High School in Oakland, California, used GLOBE water quality data to create visuals representing blue and green spaces in Oakland. >>

The GLOBE Clouds team is looking forward to the 2025 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition, where we will be demonstrating many GLOBE resources that are ready to be used and enjoyed at libraries! >>

GLOBE Mission Earth (GME), NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative (NESEC), and the GLOBE U.S. Country Coordinator Office joined efforts to conduct a 5-week GLOBE Eclipse workshop. Educators from across the U.S. participated, and they gained confidence in their science research. >>

GLOBE Mission EARTH is excited to announce another year of our GLOBE Virtual Kids Club for 3rd-5th Graders! Registration is open until February 26th, 2025: http://tiny.cc/KidsClub2025. Please see the info below for this fun enrichment program! >>

Angie Rizzi with NASA Langley, a GLOBE Mission EARTH partner, has published an article in The Earth Scientist, entitled, "Using My NASA Data Literacy Cubes in a Co-Teaching Model". Skip to page 35 of the document to check out the article! To learn more about The Earth Scientist, visit: https://nestanet.org/TES.  >>

GLOBE Mission EARTH Teacher Laura Kubiak at Toledo Technology Academy of Engineering (TTAE) in Toledo, Ohio was featured on our local news about her students' GLOBE research! She combines GLOBE data collection with analysis of renewable energy technologies like wind turbines and solar panels. She also utilized the AREN Project's kites to collect atmospheric data with her students. Check out the video below! And to learn more about the AREN Project, visit: https://www.globe.gov/web/aren-project. >>

GLOBE Mission EARTH's Project Coordinator Sara Mierzwiak was a featured guest speaker at the 34th annual Student Watershed Watch Summit. Sara and her former high school Environmental Science teacher, Tim Bollin, co-presented about the impact of the program. Tim Bollin was one of the first teachers to become active in the program. Sara's experience in his high school class with testing water quality of the local waterways had an enormous impact on her academic and career choices. >>

Dr. C has created a new video tutorial that walks users through accessing GLOBE data and analyzing the Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE). Check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfdfBiSETZE >>