March 21, 2012 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Jia-Rui C. Cook Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0850 jccook@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-091 NASA'S DAWN SEES NEW SURFACE FEATURES ON GIANT ASTEROID VESTA WASHINGTON -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft has revealed unexpected details on the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta. New images and data highlight the diversity of Vesta's surface and reveal unusual geologic features, some of which were never previous ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 47 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA CALLS FOR STUDENT-DESIGNED DEEP SPACE HABITAT PROPOSALS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:54:05 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA CALLS FOR STUDENT-DESIGNED DEEP SPACE HABITAT PROPOSALS March 20, 2012 Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #H12-087 NASA CALLS FOR STUDENT-DESIGN ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1881 Issue Time: 2012 Mar 21 0506 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1880 Begin Time: 2012 Mar 10 0410 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 22236 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Se ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Mar 21 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 81 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Mar 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1432 N14W78 221 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 1433 N11W56 200 0030 Cro 02 02 Beta 1434 S20W66 ...Continue Reading

Mar. 20, 2012 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Jennifer Stanfield Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-7199 jennifer.stanfield@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-088 NASA SEEKS SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., has issued a NASA Research Announcement (NRA) for advanced development proposals to support the nation's next heavy-lift r ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 3 new images) -- DUST STORM IN THE MIDDLE EAST A dust storm blew across the Arabian Peninsula in mid- to late March 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77459&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 19, 2012 (Posted on Mar 19, 2012 4:50 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77457&sr ...Continue Reading

March 20, 2012 J. D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-086 NASA'S SWIFT NARROWS DOWN ORIGIN OF IMPORTANT SUPERNOVA CLASS WASHINGTON -- Studies using X-ray and ultraviolet observations from NASA's Swift satellite provide new insights into the elusive origins of an important class of exploding star called Type Ia supernovae. These explosions, which can outshine their galaxy for weeks, release large and consistent amounts of energy at visible wavelengths. The ...Continue Reading

March 20, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-087 NASA CALLS FOR STUDENT-DESIGNED DEEP SPACE HABITAT PROPOSALS HOUSTON -- NASA is offering college and university students a chance to help design a deep space habitat. The Exploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge is accepting applications for the 2013 challenge, inviting students to design, manufacture, assemble ...Continue Reading

Readers of this listserv in the local Washington, D.C. area are cordially invited to attend the next quarterly “brown bag” NASA History lunchtime lecture.  Dr. Wesley Huntress, the distinguished former Associate Administrator for Space Science, will speak about “Soviet Robotic Lunar & Planetary Exploration” on Monday March 26 at noon at NASA Headquarters.  See the attached flyer for more details.    Stephen Garber NASA History Program Office Mail Suite CO72, Room 5N11 NASA Headquarters Washi ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 103 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. COVERAGE SET FOR EUROPEAN CARGO DELIVERY TO SPACE STATION 2. NASA INVITES QUESTIONS VIA TWITTER FOR SPACE STATION NEWS BRIEFINGS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:36:05 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: COVERAGE SET FOR EUROPEAN CARGO DELIVERY TO SPACE STATION March 19, 2012 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Wa ...Continue Reading