April 29, 2011 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Cynthia M. O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 240-684-0821 cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C11-022 NASA AWARDS SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING AND TEST SERVICES CONTRACTS GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA has awarded five indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity sole source contracts to Aerospace Corp. of El Segundo, Calif., for specialized engineering, evaluation and ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- SEVERE TORNADO OUTBREAK IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES The deadliest tornado outbreak since 1974 hit the United States on April 27, 2011. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=50370&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 28, 2011 (Posted on Apr 29, 2011 1:29 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHaz ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Apr 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 119 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Apr 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1195 S18W52 192 0220 Dho 10 06 Beta 1196 S23W32 172 0010 Bxo 02 02 Beta 1199 N18W48 ...Continue Reading

April 28, 2011 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov Glenn Petersen U.S. Chess Federation, Crossville, Tenn. 732-252-8388 gpetersen@uschess.org RELEASE: 11-129 NASA ASTRONAUTS CHALLENGE EARTHLINGS TO CHESS REMATCH HOUSTON -- NASA astronauts Greg Chamitoff and Greg H. Johnson, who will launch into space Friday, April 29, are challenging the people of ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- EARTHQUAKE SWARM NEAR HAWTHORNE, NEVADA For most of April 2010, a swarm of earthquakes has shaken the ground near Hawthorne, Nevada. The small- and medium-sized earthquakes are concentrated near Buller Mountain. Over 400 earthquakes above magnitude 1.0 have occurred in the area since April 10, up to a magnitude of 4.6. ...Continue Reading

This message is to inform you that the transition to the new web interfaces has been complete. Below is a summary of the major changes to the FTP, OPeNDAP and Web Sites: 1. FTP Site (ftp://podaac-ftp.jpl.nasa.gov) ----------------------------------------------------------- The FTP top-level layout is standardized across all datasets according to the following structure: /alldata/projectName/processingLevel/date ** Be aware that any scripts that currently crawl the FTP site will break. 2. OPeNDAP (http://pod ...Continue Reading

April 28, 2011 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Lynn Chandler Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-2806 lynn.chandler-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-128 NASA'S SWIFT AND HUBBLE PROBE ASTEROID COLLISION DEBRIS WASHINGTON -- Late last year, astronomers noticed an asteroid named Scheila had unexpectedly brightened, and it was sporting short-lived plumes. Data from NASA's Swift satellite and Hubble Space Telescope showed these changes likely occurred a ...Continue Reading

April 28, 2011 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-087 NASA HOSTS SCIENCE UPDATE ABOUT GRAVITY PROBE B MISSION WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 4, to discuss the science results and legacy of the Gravity Probe B (GP-B) mission. The event will be in the NASA Headquarters Webb auditorium at 300 E Street SW in Washington. GP-B is a NASA physics mission designed ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Apr 28 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 118 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Apr 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1195 S17W38 191 0230 Dho 10 07 Beta 1199 N21W34 187 0120 Dai 07 12 Beta IA. H-alpha Pl ...Continue Reading

April 27, 2011 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-086 NASA BRIEFING WITH COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT AWARD WINNERS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will host a media briefing at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 28, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to highlight the four companies selected for the second round of the agency's Commercial Crew Development (CCD ...Continue Reading