GLOBAL News - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

The NASA GLOBE Clouds team at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, USA, is excited to announce the NASA GLOBE Clouds: Spring Cloud Observations Data Challenge. Participants are invited to enter up to 10 cloud observations per day from 15 March through 15 April 2018 using the GLOBE Program’s data entry options or using GLOBE Observer app. Challenge participants with the most observations will be congratulated by a NASA scientist in a video posted on the GLOBE Program’s website and on social media.  >>

Tip of the Week: Did you know that GLOBE is gathering stories of students, teachers, and alumni who have been influenced by their GLOBE experiences – enough so that they were inspired to pursue STEM education? We want to hear from you!  >>

The deadline to register for the 2018 GLOBE Learning Expedition (GLE) and the 22nd Annual Meeting is 16 April! After 16 April, there will be a late registration fee of $75! Also, the deadline to reserve a room on this room block is 30 April 2018. Rooms requested after this date will be at the discretion of the hotel and group pricing cannot be guaranteed.  >>

March 2018 News Brief  >>

March 2018 Letter to the Community  >>

On Thursday, 12 April, 8:00 a.m. EDT (12:00 UTC), join the Phase III GLOBE ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) Student Research Campaign Science and Research Webinar: “Connections and Collaboration.”  >>

Tip of the Week: The GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN) is now accepting early career STEM professional. This GISN subgroup will consist of members who are upper-level undergraduate or master's students pursuing a degree in a STEM field, as well as recent graduates who are working in STEM fields who have less than five years’ experience.  >>

U.S. Community: GLOBE Mission EARTH hosted a teacher webinar on 20 March: “Local Weather Forecasting Using GLOBE Observations.” The student follow-up webinar will be held on Friday, 23 March (1:00 p.m. EDT).  >>

In celebration of World Meteorological Day, NASA Earth will be hosting a Facebook Live event on 23 March (10:30 EDT): “Weather-Ready, Climate-Smart.”  >>

The next Phase III GLOBE ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) Student Research Campaign SODA (Short Observation and Data Analysis) webinar will be held on 22 March at 8:00 p.m. EST (1:00 a.m. UTC, 23 March): “Transitioning from Data to Action: The Genesis Project.”  >>