The GLOBE Program

#ICYMI: Watch the GLOBE Program's 31st Anniversary Broadcast here. Thanks to everyone who joined us live to celebrate this incredible milestone! 🌏🥳 youtu.be/IWmvBt18vYQ?si…

#ICYMI Dust storms in the U.S. Southwest do more than block the view—they carry serious risks for air quality, health, and the environment. If you live in the Southwest U.S., join GLOBE educator and Partner John Olgin’s GLOBE Observer team, Desert Blooms EP26, to help scientists better understand these storms, reduce their impacts, and raise awareness. Read more about the project and how to join here: globe.gov/news-events/gl…

Bookmark this GLOBE Learning Sessions playlist to revisit webinars tailored to the GLOBE community’s interests and needs — featuring topics like phenology, blowing snow, GLOBE alumni engagement, NASA’s visualization studio, and highlights of the work of community members. youtube.com/playlist?list=…. See the full list of sessions here: globe.gov/news-events/me…

Have you been taking GLOBE Observer #LandCover observations? Did you know that GLOBE citizen scientists submitting land cover observations now receive notifications comparing their observations with existing satellite data? Land Cover observations are critical for monitoring how natural and human activities reshape Earth's surface. Learn more about land cover satellite matching at tinyurl.com/2m32zxsv!

#QuickGLOBETip for making GLOBE Trees observations! After using the GLOBE Observer app to photograph a tree, estimate your distance from the tree by counting your steps to its base. Tip #2: When counting your steps, make sure to use decimals to note a portion of a step. Explore this page for more tips and resources: observer.globe.gov/do-globe-obser…

#ICYMI Check out the new streamlined and updated GLOBE paper data sheets! tinyurl.com/mrxr37vv

Help GLOBE reach 2 million satellite matches by April 2027! Submit your Cloud and Land Cover observations in the GLOBE Observer app. With every observation that aligns with satellite data, you will receive an email from NASA with matching satellite imagery so you can compare your view on the ground with what’s seen from space. With 1,715,611 satellite matches to date, we only have 284,389 left to go! Get started at GLOBE Observer today: observer.globe.gov

Only one more week before we hear from members of NASA’s Artemis II Lunar Science team, instrumental in preparing the Artemis II crew for their historic lunar flyby! Join our GLOBE Observer Connect session on the 20th of May at 12 pm ET (16:00 UTC) to hear NASA’s Amber Turner and Megan Borel share their experiences working with the astronauts and reflections on how human observations contribute to science. Learn more and register at observer.globe.gov/go-connect.

Please join us in 1 week, on the 19th of May 2026 at 1:00 pm ET (17:00 UTC), for the latest Trees Around the GLOBE Campaign webinar, "The State of Trees - May 2026. The NASA Moon Trees Legacy: Building Generations of Tree Height and Land Cover Observations and Stewardship from Apollo to Artemis.” Learn more at bit.ly/Trees93!

#ICYMI You can find our Data Collection eTrainings, materials, and chat from the 2025 Annual Meeting, along with Virtual Science Symposium resources and projects, on the GLOBE Network on Mighty Networks. Find the Mighty Networks app on the App Store or on Google Play, or join on the web at my-globe.mn.co. If you downloaded the GLOBE-specific app in the past, learn more about the recent app changes to continue to access these great resources. globe.gov/news-events/gl…

Learn more about the Trees Around the GLOBE Research Campaign through this fun promotional video produced by the NASA Scientific Visualization Studio at the @NASAGoddard. You can check it out at svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13173/. You can also learn more about the campaign at globe.gov/web/trees-arou…!

Join the Observe Like Artemis Challenge! From now until the 22nd of May, submit GLOBE observations of your favorite features of Earth—whether it’s a cloud, a tree, a local waterway, or soil from a nearby forest! And be sure to share photos in the comments, too (or tag posts with #ObserveLikeArtemis). We love seeing what inspires you about Earth! Learn more: globe.gov/news-events/gl…

#ICYMI The 2025 U.S. GLOBE Partner Yearbook takes a look back over 30 years of accomplishments by U.S. Partners! The members of this incredible group, representing hundreds of universities and organizations across the U.S., have supported more than 30,000 educators and 550,000 students in learning science through GLOBE. Read the Yearbook to learn about their innovative applications of doing GLOBE in the classroom, at camps, with libraries, on ships, and more! Take a look here: globe.gov/news-events/gl… Thank you, U.S. Partners, for all you do! And thank you to the @GLOBE U.S. Coordination Office for highlighting the accomplishments of Partners across 30 years of GLOBE in this Yearbook.

Nearly 500 observations were submitted to the Blowing Snow pilot project, with 242 of those observations being submitted by the Civil Air Patrol! Blowing snow is snow lifted by wind many meters above the ground, significantly reducing visibility and creating hazardous conditions for travel. Ground observations, like the ones submitted during this pilot, help scientists validate and improve satellites responsible for identifying these weather events. Check out the summary results tinyurl.com/blowing-snow-r… and watch the special GO Connect recording tinyurl.com/blowing-snow-c… to find out more.

GLOBE and NASA eClips are working with science educators across Virginia’s Tidewater region to cultivate a regional STEM ecosystem that connects classrooms, community science, and NASA resources in meaningful and lasting ways. Learn more in this NASA article: science.nasa.gov/learning-resou…

The GLOBE Community Poem video premiered at the 2025 GLOBE Annual Meeting and was a huge hit! Did you know that now you can own your very own version of the GLOBE Community Poem in the form of a book, poster, and greetings cards? All are available as digital files and/or prints. For more information, please see globe.gov/globe-communit…!

Hear from members of NASA’s Artemis II Lunar Science Team, instrumental in preparing the Artemis II crew for their historic lunar flyby! Join our next GLOBE Observer Connect session on the 20th of May at 12:00 pm ET (16:00 UTC) to hear from NASA’s Amber Turner and Megan Borel about their experiences working with the astronauts and reflections on how human observations contribute to science. Learn more and register at observer.globe.gov/go-connect.

#QuickGLOBETip for making a GLOBE Clouds observation! Is the sky obscured? Tip #2: An obscured sky is one where clouds are not clearly visible due to precipitation or other airborne obstructions, such as rain, snow, dust, fog, or smoke. Explore this page for more tips and resources: observer.globe.gov/do-globe-obser…

Dust storms in the U.S. Southwest do more than block the view—they carry serious risks for air quality, health, and the environment. That’s why GLOBE educator and Partner John Olgin launched the Desert Blooms EP26 team on GLOBE Observer. He is bringing together Cloud and Land Cover observations from GLOBE citizen scientists to better understand these storms, reduce their impacts, and raise awareness. Read more about the project and how to join here: globe.gov/news-events/gl…

#ICYMI Don’t forget to check out our April News Brief!

Please join us in 2 weeks, on the 19th of May 2026 at 1:00 PM ET (17:00 UTC), for the latest Trees Around the GLOBE Campaign webinar, "The State of Trees - May 2026. The NASA Moon Trees Legacy: Building Generations of Tree Height and Land Cover Observations and Stewardship from Apollo to Artemis.” Learn more at bit.ly/Trees93!