var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option September 11, 2014 * NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover Arrives at Martian Mountain *  This image shows the old and new routes of NASA's Mars Curiosity rover and is composed of color strips taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, or HiRISE, on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. This new route provides excellent access to many ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option September 11, 2014 * NASA Extends, Increases Value of Bioastronautics Contract at Johnson * NASA has extended and increased the value of its contract with Wyle Integrated Science and Engineering Group of Houston to provide continuing support to the Human Health and Performance Directorate at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The ...Continue Reading

September 11, 2014 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the availability of the new PO.DAAC Forums (http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/forum/). The forum interface includes forums for General Questions, Science Community Collaborations, Data Recipes and Access, Frequently Asked Questions and Announcements. To register, please go to PO.DAAC Forums and click on “Login through URS”. URS is NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information System’s (EOSDIS) User Registration System. T ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option September 10, 2014 * Space Station Expedition 40 Crew Returns to Earth, Lands Safely in Kazakhstan * Three crew members from the International Space Station (ISS) returned to Earth Wednesday after 169 days of science and technology research in space, including a record 82 hours of research in a single week, which happened in July. A trio of I ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Sep 11 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 254 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Sep 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2155 S21W22 111 0060 Cai 05 10 Beta 2157 S14W11 100 0460 Ekc 13 45 Beta-Gamma-Delta 21 ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option September 10, 2014 * NASA Selects Contractor for Financial Support Services * NASA has selected Logical-R Joint Venture of Houston to perform financial support services at the agency's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. The contract is a hybrid, firm-fixed price and includes core requirements with performance incentiv ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option September 10, 2014 * NASA Astronaut Mastracchio to Visit Orbital Sciences, Media Invited *  NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio performs work outside the International Space Station as part of STS-131 mission's first spacewalk, which lasted about 6.5 hours. Mastracchio returned from his latest stay aboard the space station May 2014.I ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Sep 10 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 253 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Sep 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2155 S21W08 110 0060 Dac 05 09 Beta 2157 S14E03 099 0480 Ekc 13 39 Beta-Gamma-Delta 21 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (09 September 2014) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Roiling Flows on Holuhraun Lava Field http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=84316&src=eoa-iotd * Smoke in Yosemite http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=84320&src=eoa-iotd * Thunderstorms over Borneo http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=84308&src=eoa-iotd * Measuring Earth's Magnetism ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option September 9, 2014 * NASA Holds Teleconference to Discuss Science Campaign of Curiosity Mars Rover *  Artist concept features NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars' past or present ability to sustain microbial life. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech  NASA will host a teleconferenc ...Continue Reading