GLOBAL News - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

On Earth Day 1994, plans were announced for a new program called GLOBE and in the two decades since then, GLOBE has grown into a vibrant community throughout the entire world. You can understand why Earth Day is always such a significant day for us. For all of you around the world, we created this special tribute to our wonderful GLOBE community.  >>

SciGirls, largely funded by the National Science Foundation, has developed a series of public television programs highlighting the processes of science and engineering and offers girls a glimpse of exciting STEM career possibilities. Find links to the programs here.  >>

NASA satellites and other observing instruments are vital to monitoring environmental changes. The 2014 Thacher Environmental Research Contest, sponsored by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, challenges U.S. high school students to submit research projects focused on the use of remote sensing and analysis tools.  >>

NASA invites you -- and everyone else on the planet -- to take part in a worldwide celebration of Earth Day this year with the agency's #GlobalSelfie event.  >>

Registration for the 2014 GLOBE Learning Expedition (GLE), and 18th Annual GLOBE Partner Meeting is open! Join us in the GLOBE community's most exciting event of 2014, in New Delhi, from 3 – 8 August.  >>

March 2014 GLOBE News Brief  >>

Mid-March 2014 GLOBE News Brief  >>

February 2014 News Brief  >>

A new and improved Honor Roll system will be available on the GLOBE website. The original recognition system was termed the GLOBE Chief Scientist's Honor Roll. The GLOBE Science Honor Roll is a way for GLOBE to recognize the data contributions of GLOBE students and schools. Additionally, in response to the great feedback we have received from the GLOBE community, a number of enhancements have been added to the Workshop, and News and Events applications.  >>

The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference in Boston, 3–6 April, promises to be an exciting weekend. Be sure to visit GLOBE staff and partners at both the NOAA booth (#614) and the NASA booth (#1324). Read more about GLOBE presentations at the conference.  >>