The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ACTIVITY AT TOLBACHIK VOLCANO Tolbachik Volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula showed signs of unrest in late November 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=79853&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Nov 29, 2012 (Posted on Nov 30, 2012 1:07 PM) -------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Nov. 30, 2012 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Karen Jenvey / Rachel Hoover Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-4789 karen.jenvey@nasa.gov / rachel.hoover@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-408 NASA RESEARCHERS DISCOVER ANCIENT MICROBES IN ANTARCTIC LAKE WASHINGTON -- In one of the most remote lakes of Antarctica, nearly 65 feet beneath the icy surface, scientists from NASA, the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno, Nev., the University of I ...Continue Reading

Nov. 30, 2012 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Jia-Rui Cook Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0850 jccook@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-223 NASA TO HOST DEC. 3 TELECONFERENCE ABOUT VOYAGER MISSION PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST) on Monday, Dec. 3, to discuss the latest findings and travels of NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft. Voyager 1 and its twin Voyager 2 have been speeding through the oute ...Continue Reading

Nov. 30, 2012 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-410 NEW "EARTH AS ART" BOOK ILLUSTRATES BEAUTY OF SATELLITE VIEWS WASHINGTON -- A stunning array of images of our home planet, taken by Earth-observing science satellites, are featured in a new NASA publication. The book, "Earth as Art," is available in hardcover, electronically, and as a free iPad application. The 158-page book celebrates the aesthetic beauty of Earth in the patterns, shap ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Nov 30 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 335 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Nov 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1620 S13W69 098 0350 Ekc 14 16 Beta-Gamma-Delta 1621 N15E10 017 0130 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1 ...Continue Reading

Nov. 29, 2012 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-222 WILDFIRES, MARS AND EARTH'S RADIATION BELTS AMONG NASA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS AT AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION MEETING WASHINGTON -- NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics next week at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The meeting takes place Dec. 3-7 at the Moscone Convention Center, 747 Howard St., in San Francisco. Media regis ...Continue Reading

Nov. 29, 2012 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Alan Buis Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0474 alan.buis@jpl.nasa.gov Esther Harward University of Leeds, United Kingdom 44 113 343 4196 e.harward@leeds.ac.uk RELEASE: 12-409 ICE SHEET LOSS AT BOTH POLES INCREASING, MAJOR STUDY FINDS WASHINGTON -- An international team of experts supported by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) has combined data from multiple satellites and aircraft to ...Continue Reading

Nov. 29, 2012 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Paulette Campbell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. 240-228-6792 paulette.campbell@jhuapl.edu RELEASE: 12-411 NASA SPACECRAFT FINDS NEW EVIDENCE FOR WATER ICE ON MERCURY WASHINGTON -- A NASA spacecraft studying Mercury has provided compelling support for the long-held hypothesis the planet harbors abundant water ice and other frozen volatile materials within its permanently shadowed po ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Nov 29 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 334 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Nov 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1620 S12W57 097 0420 Ekc 12 20 Beta-Gamma-Delta 1621 N15E25 016 0100 Cso 03 01 Beta 16 ...Continue Reading

Nov. 28, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-221 NASA, ROSCOSMOS HOLD BRIEFINGS AND INTERVIEWS DEC. 5 FOR YEARLONG SPACE STATION MISSION HOUSTON -- NASA and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will hold two briefings on Wednesday, Dec. 5, beginning at 8 a.m. CST, to preview the upcoming yearlong expedition by two crew members aboard the Inter ...Continue Reading