Jan. 08, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-003 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY TO MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD WEDNESDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Jan. 14, as preparations for the STS-119 mission move forward. Discovery is targeted to lift off Feb. 12 to the I ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER INDIA AND THE BAY OF BENGAL Thick haze collected south of the Himalaya in early December 2008, continuing a weeks-long pattern. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=36492 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 07, 2009 (Posted on Jan 07, 2009 1:59 PM) -- FLOODS (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- ...Continue Reading

Jan. 06, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Angela Storey Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 angela.d.storey@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-001 NASA AWARDS AGENCY-WIDE CONFERENCING SERVICES CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded Verizon Business of Ashburn, Va., a contract to provide conferencing services for the agency. Verizon Business will provide video, audio and Web conferencing services to ...Continue Reading

Jan. 06, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Ruth Marlaire Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-4709 ruth.marlaire@nasa.gov Terry Wood Jim Bridger Middle School, Las Vegas 414-573-1700 tmwood@interact.ccsd.net MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-002 NASA ASTRONAUTS CONNECT WITH LUCKY LAS VEGAS SCHOOL STUDENTS MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- Journalists are invited to join a group of Las Vegas students who "struck it rich ...Continue Reading

Jan. 05, 2009 Grey Hautalouma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov June Malone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 june.e.malone@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-002 NASA SEEKS CONCEPT PROPOSALS FOR ARES V HEAVY LIFT ROCKET WASHINGTON -- On Monday, Jan. 5, NASA issued a request for proposal for the Ares V rocket that will perform heavy lift and cargo functions as part of the next generation of spacecraft that will ret ...Continue Reading

Jan. 05, 2009 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-001 NASA-FUNDED STUDY REVEALS HAZARDS OF SEVERE SPACE WEATHER WASHINGTON -- A NASA-funded study describes how extreme solar eruptions could have severe consequences for communications, power grids and other technology on Earth. The National Academy of Sciences in Washington conducted the study. The resulting report provides some of the first clear economic data that effectively quantifies today's risk of ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- PLUME FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO The Soufriere Hills Volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat released a plume of ash and/or steam in late November 2008. The volcano remained active in the weeks that followed. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=36358 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 03, ...Continue Reading

Jan. 02, 2009 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 jharring@nasa.gov Steve Maran AAS Press Room, Long Beach, Calif. 562-628-8401 (starting Jan. 4) steve.maran@aas.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-001 NASA SCIENCE ON DISPLAY AT AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY MEETING WASHINGTON - NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of astrophysics topics during the 213th American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting. The meeting runs from Sunday, Jan. 4, th ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- KINGSTON FOSSIL PLANT IMPOUNDMENT WALL FAILURE In the early morning hours of December 22, 2008, the earthen wall of a containment pond at Tennessee’s Kingston Fossil Plant gave way. The breach released 1.3 million cubic meters (1.7 cubic yards) of sludge, infiltrating a nearby r ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN AFRICA Fires burned throughout central and western Africa at the end of 2008. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=36286 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 29, 2008 (Posted on Dec 30, 2008 4:14 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=36283 *** MODIS(Aqua) image ...Continue Reading