July 2, 2009 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-122 NASA UPDATES SHUTTLE PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., have been updated for the launch of space shuttle Endeavour. The shuttle's STS-127 mission to the International Space Station is ...Continue Reading

July 2, 2009 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov David Harris SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, Calif. 650-926-8580 david.harris@slac.stanford.edu Lynn Cominsky Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, Calif. 707-664-2655 lynnc@universe.sonoma.edu RELEASE: 09-153 NASA'S FERMI TELESCOPE PROBES DOZENS OF PULSARS WASHINGTON -- With NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, astronomers now are getting their best look at those whirling stellar cinders ...Continue Reading

July 2, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-121 NASA ASTRONAUT STARTS AGENCY'S FIRST BILINGUAL TWITTER MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-121 NASA ASTRONAUT STARTS AGENCY'S FIRST BILINGUAL TWITTER HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez, set to fly aboard space shuttle Discovery in August, is providing insights about his t ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST PLUMES OFF THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA Saharan dust formed giant arcs off the west coast of Africa at the beginning of July 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39154&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 01, 2009 (Posted on Jul 01, 2009 3:19 PM) ----------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

July 02, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039/5017 nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov Nicole Staab Arizona State University, Tempe 602-710-7169 nstaab@asu.edu RELEASE: 09-152 NASA'S LRO SPACECRAFT SENDS FIRST LUNAR IMAGES TO EARTH GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has transmitted its first images since reaching lunar orbit June 23. The spacecraft has two ca ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE RED SEA A dust storm blew across the Red Sea on June 30, 2009, from Sudan toward Saudi Arabia. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39148&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 01, 2009 (Posted on Jul 01, 2009 12:39 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.ph ...Continue Reading

June 30, 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: 09-151 SPACE STATION APPEARING NATIONWIDE OVER JULY 4 WEEKEND HOUSTON -- As America celebrates its 233rd birthday this holiday weekend, there will be an extra light in the sky along with the fireworks. Across the country, Americans will be treated to spectacular views of the International Space Station as it orbits 220 mi ...Continue Reading

June 30, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-119 NASA TV TO BROADCAST SPACE STATION CREW'S MOVE OF RETURN CRAFT HOUSTON -- Three members of the International Space Station crew will board a Soyuz spacecraft attached to the station and move it to a different docking port on Thursday, July 2. The journey will be broadcast live on NASA Television. Expeditio ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST PLUMES OVER TURKEY Dust plumes, which likely originated on the Arabian Peninsula, hovered over Turkey in late June 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39108&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 27, 2009 (Posted on Jun 29, 2009 3:10 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (2 updated events, 2 ...Continue Reading

June 29, 2009 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Alan Buis Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0474 alan.buis@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-150 NASA, JAPAN RELEASE MOST COMPLETE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP OF EARTH WASHINGTON -- NASA and Japan released a new digital topographic map of Earth Monday that covers more of our planet than ever before. The map was produced with detailed measurements from NASA's Terra spacecraft. The new global digital elevation model of Ear ...Continue Reading