The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA Dust swept north from the deserts of North Africa over the Mediterranean Sea in mid-February 2010. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=42781&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Feb 20, 2010 (Posted on Feb 22, 2010 2:59 PM) ------------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading

Feb. 23, 2010 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-036 NEW NASA WEB PAGE SHEDS LIGHT ON SCIENCE OF A WARMING WORLD WASHINGTON -- Will 2010 be the warmest year on record? How do the recent U.S. "Snowmageddon" winter storms and record low temperatures in Europe fit into the bigger picture of long-term global warming? NASA has launched a new web page to help people better understand the causes and effects of Earth's changing climate. The new & ...Continue Reading

Feb. 23, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Ivelisse Gilman Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-814-5868 ivelisse.r.gilman@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-046 NASA SUPPORTS UNIVISION HISPANIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN, PLANS ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WASHINGTON -- NASA is working with Univision Communications Inc. to develop a partnership in support of the Spanish-language media outlet's initiative to improve high school graduation rates, prepare Hispanic student ...Continue Reading

Feb. 22, 2010 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Cynthia O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-4647 cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov George H. Diller John Leslie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. NOAA, Silver Spring, Md. 321-867-2468 301-713-2087 george.h.diller@nasa.gov john.leslie@noaa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-032 NASA SETS COV ...Continue Reading

Feb. 22, 2010 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Keith Koehler Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va. 757-824-1579 keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-008 NASA INCREASES SUPPORT CONTRACT TO MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL SPACEPORT WASHINGTON -- NASA has increased the support contract to the Virginia Space Flight Authority/Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va., to provide launch services for expendable ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER SYRIA AND IRAQ A thick plume of dust blew out of Syria and over Iraq on February 22, 2010. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=42778&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 22, 2010 (Posted on Feb 22, 2010 1:30 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Nat ...Continue Reading

Feb. 22, 2010 Michael Cabbage/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 mcabbage@nasa.gov; stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-035 NASA FY2011 BUDGET SUMMARY MATERIALS POSTED TO NASA.GOV WASHINGTON -- NASA published its Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Estimates on Monday, providing more information about the president's plan for the agency's future. The material highlights spending plans for program elements for each of the agency's mission directorates, further defining the budget r ...Continue Reading

The NASA History Division is pleased to announce the availability of several new publications.       /Cosmos & Culture:  Cultural Evolution in a Cosmic Context/, edited by Steven J. Dick and Mark L. Lupisella, is NASA SP-2009-4802.  This pathbreaking set of essays in the general category of astrobiology is very compelling reading.  Attached is a flyer explaining how to purchase a copy.  It is also available from _http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4802.pdf_ online.    ...Continue Reading

Stephen Garber NASA History Division Mail Suite CO72, Room 2Q25 NASA Headquarters Washington, DC 20546 202-358-0385 202-358-2866 fax http://history.nasa.gov ...Continue Reading

There are 3 messages totalling 89 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-130 MCC Status Report #27 2. STS-130 MCC Status Report #28 3. STS-130 MCC Status Report #29 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:21:37 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-130 MCC Status Report #27 STS-130 Report #27 1:30 a.m. CST Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – The crew of space shuttle Endeavour comp ...Continue Reading