The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON PARMA Typhoon Parma moved westward across the Pacific Ocean in late September 2009. Parma was downgraded to a tropical storm as it passed over the Philippines, but moved back toward the islands, apparently interacting with Typhoon Melor to the northeast. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40687&src ...Continue Reading

Oct. 11, 2009 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-237 SOYUZ LANDING CAPS HISTORIC SPACE STATION INCREMENT WASHINGTON -- International Space Station Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Michael Barratt landed their Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft on the steppes of Kazakhstan Sunday, wrapping up a six-month stay. Joining them w ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- EARTHQUAKES NEAR VANUATU On October 8 and 9, 2009, more than a dozen earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 or greater occurred near the island nation of Vanuatu. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40677&src=nha *** SRTM(Space Shuttle) image from Oct 08, 2009 (Posted on Oct 08, 2009 4:15 PM) ---------- ...Continue Reading

Oct. 9, 2009 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/202-358-0668 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-196 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO VIEW HISTORIC ARES I-X MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Reporters are invited to cover the historic Ares I-X rocket move to Launch Pad 39B on Oct. 19 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first flight test of ...Continue Reading

Oct. 9, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Jonas Dino Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-5612 jonas.dino@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-236 NASA SPACECRAFT IMPACTS LUNAR CRATER IN SEARCH FOR WATER ICE MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, created twin impacts on the moon's surface early Friday in a search for water ice. Scientists will analyze data ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 51 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA TO REBROADCAST GLOBAL EVENT FROM THE SPACE STATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 16:38:14 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA TO REBROADCAST GLOBAL EVENT FROM THE SPACE STATION October 8, 2009 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Chantal Cote Cirque du Soleil, Montreal, Quebec 514- ...Continue Reading

Oct. 8, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov Chantal Cote Cirque du Soleil, Montreal, Quebec 514-723-7646, ext. 7326 chantal.cote@cirquedusoleil.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-195 NASA TO REBROADCAST GLOBAL EVENT FROM THE SPACE STATION WASHINGTON -- NASA Television will rebroadcast the Oct. 9 global event International Space Station resident Guy Laliberte designed ...Continue Reading

Oct. 8, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-235 NASA SELECTS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR INSPIRE EDUCATION PROGRAM WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected 1,732 high school students from 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to participate in its Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating Research Experience, also known as Inspire. The Inspire ...Continue Reading

Oct. 8, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Carolina Martinez Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-9382 carolina.martinez@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-194 NASA TO HOLD SYMPOSIUM FOR SMALL BUSINESSES WASHINGTON -- NASA will host its second annual NASA/JPL Small Business Symposium and Awards Ceremony Nov. 16 and 17 at the Marriot Bethesda North Hotel and Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Rd., Bethesda, Md. The Symposium provides a ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN EASTERN AUSTRALIA Fires burned throughout Queensland, Australia in late September 2009. Fires burned along the coast, and a large complex of fires burned near Tambo, Queensland. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40634&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 06, 2009 (Posted on Oct 07, 2009 4:56 PM) -- S ...Continue Reading