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The GLOBE Program was recently featured on Science.NASA.gov for its eclipse work.  >>

The GLOBE Observer Android update released on Monday, 30 September, resulted in some Android users losing GLOBE data. Learn more on how to prevent data loss.  >>

The NASA International Space Apps Challenge is almost here! Right now, tens of thousands of participants from 151 countries are forming teams and selecting one of 20 challenges written by NASA subject matter experts to tackle over this two-day hackathon on 5-6 October. Although registration for the Space Apps Challenge has closed, you can still participate. Read more ...  >>

Congratulations to Ylliass Destin Lawani, GLOBE Country Coordinator from Benin, who has been accepted into the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Global Diplomacy Fellowship program.  >>

The GLOBE Program logo has been updated with a slight but important change to better reflect the program's registered trademark. On the GLOBE Logos webpage, the "The" has been removed from all logos. Please make sure to use the new logos in any new promotional or report materials.  >>

Dr. John Francis is currently walking across South Africa to promote environmental awareness and kindness, while engaging communities in environmental data collection with GLOBE Africa. Joined by former GIO director John Ristvey in September, they are taking GLOBE observations along the journey from Plettenberg Bay to Rietbron and on towards the Botswana border. Read about their visit to schools and follow his progress and observations on GLOBE’s Planetwalk Africa web page.  >>

We continue working through a major GLOBE website system upgrade. Website users will not see likely see results until 2025. Until then, changes to the website should be limited to content updates. Learn more about recent and planned updates.  >>

The Latin American and Caribbean RCO, along with support from various LAC country leadership, just completed a series of seminars on the 2024 Annular Eclipse. The goal was to train the community, especially educators, on various aspects of the annular eclipse, preparing for the event that will take place on 2 October. Seminar recordings are available for viewing.  >>

As autumn arrives in the Northern Hemisphere, trees across Europe and Eurasia burst into vibrant shades of yellow and red, preparing for their winter rest. Their leaves gradually change color and fall in a process known as green-down. But when does this happen in different parts of the region? Students participating in the Autumn Tree (Phenology) Campaign have the chance to find out.  >>

Due to factual errors in the web-based eTraining modules released to the community in 2023/2024, the new GIO team, GPO, and Data and Information System (DIS) team agreed that the current best option is to revert back to the prior PowerPoint-based eTraining modules for now. Read more about how this may affect your training status!  >>