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The Black Marble: Earth at Night

This new look at our planet at night shows the glow of natural and human-built phenomena across Earth in greater detail than ever before.

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Fermi's Vision for Thunderstorm Gamma-Rays Improves

The Fermi space telescope is now 10 times better at catching brief outbursts of high-energy light produced above thunderstorms.

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Plant Stress Paints Early Picture of Drought

Before a lack of rain and record-breaking heat signaled a problem in July 2012, scientists observed another indication of drought in data from NASA ...

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Spotlight on NASA Science at 2012 American Geophysical Union Meeting

NASA researchers are presenting new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics during the 2012 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The meeting runs from Monday, Dec. 3, through Friday, Dec. 7, at San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center. They are all open to registered media representatives.

This NASA AGU media website contains detailed information about how media can participate in the press briefings, both on-site and remotely. The site will be updated throughout the week with additional information about NASA presentations.

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Media Information

For details on NASA press briefings and presentations, please click here.

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