April 10, 2008 JD Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-097 NASA LAUNCHES NEW SCIENCE WEB SITE WASHINGTON -- NASA's Science Mission Directorate has launched a new Web site that provides enhanced and engaging information about NASA's vast scope of scientific endeavors and achievements. The site will provide in-depth coverage of NASA's past, present and future science missions with features that include: - Interactive tables and searches for Earth, heliophysics, p ...Continue Reading

April 9, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-094 NASA SELECTS 9 SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROJECTS WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected nine proposals for negotiation of Phase 2 contract awards in the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The selected projects have a total value of approximately $5.4 million. The contracts will be awarded to nine hi-tech firms partnered with nine universities in 12 states. The STTR program is a hig ...Continue Reading

April 9, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 203-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Deborah Robin Croft Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-6787 dcroft@mail.arc.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-095 NASA SETS SIGHTS ON LUNAR DUST EXPLORATION MISSION WASHINGTON -- NASA is preparing to send a small spacecraft to the moon in 2011 to assess the lunar atmosphere and the nature of dust lofted above the surface. Called the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE), the mission will launch before ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 08 April 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN MYANMAR In early April 2008, smoke from hundreds of fires mingled with clouds over eastern India, Myanmar, and China. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14777 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 07 2008 (Posted on Apr 08 2008 1:52PM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN NORTHEAST BRAZIL Extensive floods swept over the normally dry northeastern corner of Brazil in the wake of hea ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 07 April 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OFF THE AFRICAN WEST COAST In late March 2008, Saharan dust blew off the west coast of Africa over the Atlantic Ocean. Dust plume activity continued in April. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14774 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 04 2008 (Posted on Apr 07 2008 9:51AM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA Dozens of fires were burning in southern R ...Continue Reading

Four series from the NASA Headquarters Historical Reference Collection have been digitized and made available in a new on-line database for use by researchers. The database is now available at https://mira.hq.nasa.gov/history/ or can be accessed through the History Division web site. Included are PDFs of Press Kits, Press Releases, Mission Transcripts, and Administrators' Speeches. Researchers may use either the Basic Search or Advanced Search to access these. The HQ History Division staff has digitized all press ki ...Continue Reading

April 8, 2008 Steve Cole/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918/1726 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov, dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-076 MEDIA INVITED TO MULTI-NATIONAL EARTH OBSERVATION SEMINAR WASHINGTON -- NASA will join its international partners in space-based climate change research to discuss their current and future Earth-observation programs at a seminar Friday, April 18, at the Keck Center of the National Academies, 500 5th St. NW, in Washington. Media are invited to attend the semin ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 04 April 2008. -- CROPS AND DROUGHT (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DROUGHT IN ETHIOPIA Drought crept over Ethiopia after the failure of rains in October and November 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14771 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 20 2008 (Posted on Apr 04 2008 1:22PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS In early April 2008, agricultural fires dotted the Southern Plains of the United States. * http:// ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 03 April 2008. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TORNADOES IN OKLAHOMA AND MISSOURI Ferocious thunderstorms roiled across the Midwest on March 31, dropping hail and flood-inducing rain and battering the region with strong winds and tornadoes. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14770 *** (GOES) image from Mar 31 2008 (Posted on Apr 04 2008 12:14PM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- NEW ACTIVITY ON KILAUEA On March 19, 2008, a small exp ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 02 April 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST STORM IN THE TAKLIMAKAN Dust stirred in the Taklimakan Desert in early April 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14768 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 01 2008 (Posted on Apr 03 2008 11:22AM) DUST STORM OVER THE ARAL SEA Dust plumes rose from desiccated lakebeds around the South Aral Sea on April 1, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14766 *** MODIS(Aqua) im ...Continue Reading