[Thursday, July 22, 2010] The last of five instruments slated to fly on the upcoming NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) climate and weather satellite have been successfully integrated, according to NASA officials. The polar-orbiting satellite is scheduled to launch in late 2011.

[Wednesday, July 21, 2010] Scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map of the height of the world's forests by combining data from three NASA satellites

[Tuesday, July 20, 2010] A better understanding of how Earth's ice fields are changing has come another step closer as the first data from ESA's ice mission are released to selected scientists around the world for fine-tuning.

[Tuesday, July 13, 2010] Astronomers gathered among the stone-carved heads of Easter Island on Sunday to witness a total eclipse of the Sun. Meanwhile, 720 km away in space, ESA's Proba-2 was focused on the same target.

[Monday, July 12, 2010] NASA-funded researchers monitoring Greenland's Jakobshavn Isbrae glacier report that a 7 square kilometer (2.7 square mile) section of the glacier broke up on July 6 and 7.

[Friday, July 9, 2010] zero2infinity is developing bloon, a revolutionary near-space vehicle that will offer breathtaking views of our precious planet so far only available to a privileged few.

[Thursday, July 8, 2010] Three NASA aircraft will begin flights to study tropical cyclones on Aug. 15 during the agency's first major U.S.-based hurricane field campaign since 2001.

[Wednesday, July 7, 2010] During the 2009, Dr. Ian Hawes and I made several night dives. You can see Ian exploring the microbialites, searching for grazers such as amphipods and snails that might have an impact upon the overall growth and morphology of the structures.

[Tuesday, July 6, 2010] While much of the focus of ESA's Living Planet Symposium was on the recently launched Earth Explorers, the 19-year heritage of the ERS and Envisat missions served as the scientific backbone throughout the symposium.

[Tuesday, July 6, 2010] Two recent international studies are poised to change the way scientists view the crucial relationship between Earth's climate and the carbon cycle.

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