The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (05 June 2012) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Dust Storm over the Persian Gulf http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=78170&src=eoa-iotd * Not Your Usual Flooding in Botswana http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=78166&src=eoa-iotd * Linear Dunes, Great Sand Sea, Egypt http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=78151&src=eoa-iotd * Cook's Vie ...Continue Reading

June 05, 2012 Dwayne C. Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Guy Webster/DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278/818-393-9011 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov agle@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-100 NASA ANNOUNCES MEDIA ACCREDITATION FOR AUGUST MARS ROVER LANDING PASADENA, Calif. -- Media representatives planning to cover the Aug. 5, 2012, landing of the most advanced rover ever sent to Mars can apply online for acce ...Continue Reading

June 05, 2012 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-103 NASA TO HOLD MEDIA TELECONFERENCE ON NEW OCEAN DISCOVERY WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference on Thursday, June 7, at 2 p.m. EDT to present research on a biological discovery in Arctic Ocean waters. The discovery is the result of an oceanographic expedition called ICESCAPE, or Impacts of Climate on EcoSystems and Chemistry of the Arctic Pacifi ...Continue Reading

June 5, 2012 Jason C. Townsend Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0359 jason.c.townsend@nasa.gov Veronica McGregor Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-9452 veronica.c.mcgregor@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-105 NASA INVITES SOCIAL MEDIA FANS TO MARS LANDING EVENT WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a 3-day NASA Social for 25 of its social media followers Aug. 3-5 at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif. The NASA Social is scheduled to culminate in the landing of the M ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, AND IRAN A dust storm stirred along the Iran-Afghanistan border in early June 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78173&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 04, 2012 (Posted on Jun 05, 2012 8:45 AM) DUST STORM OVER THE PERSIAN GULF On June 2, 2012, a ...Continue Reading

June 5, 2012 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-104 NASA JOINS GIRL SCOUTS CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF INSPIRATION AND EMPOWERMENT WASHINGTON -- NASA will mark the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of America by hosting a Girl Scouts Rock@NASA event from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. June 8 in the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium located at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver and two former astronauts, Heidemarie Stef ...Continue Reading

June 5, 2012 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-183 NASA, STATE DEPARTMENT AND VETERAN AFFAIRS INNOVATION INITIATIVE HOST OPEN SOURCE SUMMIT WASHINGTON -- Registration for the second Open Source Summit, hosted by NASA, the U.S. State Department and the Veteran Affairs Innovation Initiative to advance the use of open source software in government, is under way. The event will be held June 20-21 at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the Uni ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 105 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. CALIFORNIA STUDENTS TO SPEAK LIVE WITH SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS 2. NASA ASTRONAUT TALKS SHOP WITH GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATORS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 13:19:06 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: CALIFORNIA STUDENTS TO SPEAK LIVE WITH SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS June 4, 2012 Rachel Kraft Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, W ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jun 05 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 157 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Jun 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1493 N13E08 212 0180 Esi 11 10 Beta 1494 S16E18 202 0120 Cso 02 02 Beta 1495 S15W32 ...Continue Reading

June 4, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Brenda Cabaniss / Jay Bolden Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-8860 brenda.a.cabaniss@nasa.gov / jay.e.bolden@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-102 NASA ASTRONAUT TALKS SHOP WITH GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATORS WASHINGTON -- NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Navy Capt. Mike Foreman will speak to representatives from federal, state and local governments at the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) 2012 Communications Sc ...Continue Reading