The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- WILDFIRE BURNS VALPARAISO, CHILE A large wildfire burned homes on the edge of the Chilean city of Valparaiso. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=83620&src=nha *** Image from May 04, 2014 (Posted on May 06, 2014 4:26 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a se ...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 May 7, 2014 * NASA's Chandra Observatory Delivers New Insight into Formation of Star Clusters *  Astronomers have studied two star clusters (NGC 2024 and Orion) to gain insight on how clusters of stars like our Sun form. They found the stars on the outskirts of these clusters are older than those in the center, which is different from w ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 130 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA, NSBRI Select 26 Proposals to Support Crew Health on Deep Space Missions 2. NASA Television to Air Expedition 39 Crew's Return from Space Station ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 13:17:05 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA, NSBRI Select 26 Proposals to Support Crew Health on Deep Space Missions May 6, 2014 William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-4 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 May 07 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 127 Issued at 0030Z on 07 May 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2047 S17W82 050 0150 Cao 09 02 Beta 2049 S07W48 016 0180 Cao 09 09 Beta 2050 N12W47 ...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 May 6, 2014 * NASA Administrator to Discuss Third National Climate Assessment in California * NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will visit the agency's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., Thursday, May 8, to discuss findings in the Third National Climate Assessment, released Tuesday by the White House. The report includes c ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (06 May 2014) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Wildfire Scars Valparaiso, Chile http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83620&src=eoa-iotd * Tornado Damage in Mayflower, Arkansas http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83612&src=eoa-iotd * Brussels and Antwerp at Night http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=83599&src=eoa-iotd * Karst Landscape ...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 May 6, 2014 * NASA, NSBRI Select 26 Proposals to Support Crew Health on Deep Space Missions * NASA's Human Research Program (HRP) and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) will fund 26 proposals to help investigate questions about astronaut health and performance on future deep space exploration missions. This resear ...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 May 6, 2014 * NASA Television to Air Expedition 39 Crew's Return from Space Station * Three crew members currently aboard the International Space Station are scheduled to end more than six months on the orbiting laboratory Tuesday, May 13 (U.S. time), and NASA Television will provide complete coverage of their return to Earth, from far ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SPRING STORMS AND TORNADOES IN SOUTHERN U.S. Tornadoes and heavy rain in the United States. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=83612&src=nha *** Image from May 02, 2014 (Posted on May 05, 2014 2:01 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of N ...Continue Reading

Dr. Andrew Jenks will be presenting a talk entitled: “Hot Tubs, Hippies, and Space Cadets.” It explores the unexpected connections between the counter-culture of the 1960s and 1970s, on both sides of the Cold War divide, and visions of space exploration as way of uniting human beings on earth. Dr. Andrew Jenks, a Professor of History at California State University, Long Beach, received his Ph.D. in history from Stanford University, his BA from Bucknell University, and his MA from the University of Michigan. He is ...Continue Reading