The following sections were updated since 26 August 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST NEAR CYPRUS Dust blew off the coast of Turkey toward the island of Cyprus in late August 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15030 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 26 2008 (Posted on Aug 27 2008 1:21PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15029 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 25 2008 (Posted on Aug 27 2008 1:11PM) -- FLOOD (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- TROPIC ...Continue Reading

Aug. 26, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov David Harris Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, 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: 08-214 NASA RENAMES OBSERVATORY FOR FERMI, REVEALS ENTIRE GAMMA-RAY SKY WASHINGTON -- NASA's newest observatory, the Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAS ...Continue Reading

Aug. 26, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-216 NASA'S MARS ROVER OPPORTUNITY CLIMBING OUT OF VICTORIA CRATER PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Mars Exploration rover Opportunity is heading back out to the Red Planet's surrounding plains nearly a year after descending into a large Martian crater to examine exposed ancient rock layers. "We've done everythi ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 25 August 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN MOZAMBIQUE In late August 2008, hundreds of agricultural fires dotted the landscape in Mozambique and filled the skies with smoke. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15025 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 26 2008 (Posted on Aug 26 2008 2:03PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 50 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA INVITES MEDIA TO EXPERIENCE LUNAR EXPLORATION UP CLOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:32:34 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA INVITES MEDIA TO EXPERIENCE LUNAR EXPLORATION UP CLOSE August 25, 2008 Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washi ...Continue Reading

Aug. 25, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-159 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS TO MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD SATURDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, Aug. 30. Atlantis is targeted to lift off Oct. 8 to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. ...Continue Reading

Aug. 25, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Josh Byerly/Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov lynnette.b.bmadison@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-215 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO EXPERIENCE LUNAR EXPLORATION UP CLOSE HOUSTON -- Reporters will have a unique chance to experience lunar life, including driving across and touching a simulated moonscape, on Monday, Sept. ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 21 August 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SMOKE OVER LIBYA Black smoke billowed over the Libyan landscape on August 20, 2008, likely caused by a fire at an oil refinery. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15024 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 20 2008 (Posted on Aug 21 2008 1:04PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.na ...Continue Reading

Aug. 22, 2008 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Trina Patterson ATK Space Systems, Salt Lake City 801-699-0943 trina.patterson@atk.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-158 MEDIA TELECON SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS ROCKET LAUNCH FAILURE WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- Representatives from NASA and Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, will hold a media teleconference Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. EDT to discuss this morning's failure of a rocket launch carrying two NASA hypersonic experimental payloads. ...Continue Reading

Aug. 22, 2008 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Keith Koehler Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va. 757-824-1579 keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-9886/757-344-8511 kathy.barnstorff@nasa.gov Trina Patterson ATK Space Systems, Salt Lake City 801-699-0943 trina.patterson@atk.com MEDIA ADVISORY: 08-213 NASA AND ATK INVESTIGATE FAILED LAUNCH OF HYPERSONIC EXPERIMENTS WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- An Alliant Tec ...Continue Reading