Feb. 2, 2012 Bob Jacobs Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 bob.jacobs@nasa.gov Marny Skora NASA Langley Research Center 757-864-6121/344-6111 marny.skora@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-031 COLBERT ADVOCATES NASA SPACE STATION RESEARCH HAMPTON, Va. -- Stephen Colbert, host of the nightly 'The Colbert Report,' said in a new NASA public service announcement released today that he's always been a huge fan of space. The talk show host tells his Colbert Nation ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- PUYEHUE-CORDóN CAULLE Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcano erupted spectacularly on June 4, 2011, and activity continued through mid November. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77065&src=nha *** ALI(EO-1) image from Jan 26, 2012 (Posted on Feb 02, 2012 9:49 AM) _________________ ...Continue Reading

Feb. 2, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-021 NASA TO HOST MEDIA TELECON ON SPACE STATION STATUS HOUSTON -- NASA will host a media telecon at 2 p.m. CST today to discuss the status of the International Space Station and the progress toward an updated launch schedule, including international partner and commercial space vehic ...Continue Reading

Feb. 2, 2012 Lauren Worley Headquarters, Washington 202-386-5406 lauren.b.worley@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-020 NASA ADMINISTRATOR LEADS ACTION SESSION OF PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON JOBS AND COMPETITIVENESS WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will lead a discussion with business leaders and higher education professionals at a Listening and Action Session of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. PST on Friday, Feb. 3, in Seattle. Bolden will be joined ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Feb 02 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 33 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Feb 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1408 N07W79 134 0070 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1410 N18W00 056 0240 Cso 13 13 Beta 1411 S28W41 ...Continue Reading

Feb. 1, 2012 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 agle@jpl.nasa.gov Caroline McCall Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 617-253-1682 cmcall5@mit.edu Whitney Lawrence Mullen Sally Ride Science, San Diego 858-638-1432 wmullen@sallyridescience.com RELEASE: 12-040 NASA SPACECRAFT RETURNS FIRST VIDEO FROM FAR SIDE OF THE MOON WASHINGTON -- A camera aboard one of NASA's twin Gravity Recover ...Continue Reading

February 1, 2012 if(typeof(dstb)!= "undefined"){ dstb();} The Aquarius Level 3 V1.2 evaluation dataset is now available at the PO.DAAC. Level 3 derived parameters include both sea surface salinity and wind speed at one degree grid resolution and at daily, 7 day, monthly and seasonal time scales. These data should only be used for evaluation purposes. The new data can be found at: ftp://saltmarsh.jpl.nasa.gov/L3/mapped/V1.2/ (mapped data) New users need to register ...Continue Reading

Feb. 1, 2012 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov Rachel Kraft Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-019 EAST COAST STUDENTS TO SPEAK LIVE WITH SPACE STATION COMMANDER WASHINGTON -- Students participating in a U.S. Coast Guard Academy mentoring program will speak with Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank aboard the International Space Station at 11:15 EST on Thursday, Feb. 2. Burbank, a NASA astronaut and retir ...Continue Reading

Feb. 01, 2012 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-039 NASA RECEIVES FINAL NRC REPORT ON SPACE TECHNOLOGY ROADMAPS WASHINGTON -- NASA has received the National Research Council (NRC) report "NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities," which provides the agency with findings and recommendations on where best to invest in technologies needed to enable NASA's future missions in space. The NRC report will help de ...Continue Reading

Feb. 01, 2012 Stephanie L. Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Lori J. Rachul Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio 216-433-8806 lori.j.rachul@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-037 NASA GLENN TO HOST TWEETUP CELEBRATING 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST AMERICAN TO ORBIT EARTH CLEVELAND -- NASA's Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland will host a special event on March 2 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's first orbital flight by an ...Continue Reading