Astronaut Don Pettit writes about how he uses socks aboard the #ISS in his latest #spaceblog. _http://bit.ly/Kw6WcV_ *Toe Koozies* It was time to get new socks. Mine had been worn for a week, and had reached their pull date. Groping in the bag of socks, I pulled out a pair of women's (small) ankle socks by mistake. Not wanting to fold them up and put them back, I decided to just try them on - maybe they would stretch. They covered my toes, but only reached just past the ball of my foot. I quickly concluded, "This ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN WESTERN AFRICA In late April 2012, a dust storm blew through western Africa and over the Atlantic Ocean. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77841&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from May 01, 2012 (Posted on May 04, 2012 1:17 PM) -------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

May 04, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Rachel Kraft Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-148 DANCING DROPLETS ROCK OUT ON SPACE STATION HOUSTON -- Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA has taught more than half a million internet viewers how microgravity affects scientific principles by using everyday objects on the International Space Station. In the latest video, Pettit ta ...Continue Reading

May 04, 2012 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-146 NASA ANNOUNCES 2012 SUMMER OF INNOVATION PROJECT WASHINGTON -- NASA's third annual Summer of Innovation (SOI) project is underway. The project is providing hands-on learning opportunities for middle school students and educators through NASA-unique science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) educational activities during the summer school break. SOI is a ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 44 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA ASTRONAUT TO MEET STUDENTS IN CYBERSPACE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 12:23:59 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA ASTRONAUT TO MEET STUDENTS IN CYBERSPACE May 3, 2012 Brenda A. Cabaniss Johnson Space Center, Houston (281) 244-8860 Report #JA12-009 NASA ASTRONAUT TO MEET STUDENTS IN CYBERSPACE HOUSTON - NASA astronaut and educator Dorothy �Dottie� Metcalf-L ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 May 04 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 125 Issued at 0030Z on 04 May 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1469 S26W51 335 0100 Cao 10 10 Beta 1470 S15W07 290 0010 Bxo 05 10 Beta 1471 S19E02 ...Continue Reading

May 3, 2012 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Susan Wells The Boeing Company 321-264-8580 susan.h.wells@boeing.com RELEASE: 12-147 NASA'S COMMERCIAL CREW PARTNER BOEING COMPLETES PARACHUTE TEST WASHINGTON -- The Boeing Company successfully completed the second parachute drop test for its Crew Space Transportation (CST) spacecraft Wednesday, part of its effort to ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 May 03 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 124 Issued at 0030Z on 03 May 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1467 N13W35 331 0010 Bxo 02 03 Beta 1469 S23W39 335 0140 Eso 15 12 Beta-Gamma 1470 S15 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN WESTERN AFRICA In late April 2012, a dust storm blew through western Africa and over the Atlantic Ocean. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77807&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 30, 2012 (Posted on May 01, 2012 3:09 PM) -------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

May 2, 2012 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-144 BLACK HOLE CAUGHT RED-HANDED IN A STELLAR HOMICIDE WASHINGTON -- Astronomers have gathered the most direct evidence yet of a supermassive black hole shredding a star that wandered too close. NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer, a space-based observatory, and the Pan-STARRS1 telescope on the summit of Haleakala in Hawaii, were among the first to help identify the stellar remains. Supermassive black holes, ...Continue Reading