Nov. 07, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Ray Villard Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md. 410-338-4514 villard@stsci.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-227 HUBBLE ANNOUNCES A MAJOR EXTRASOLAR PLANET DISCOVERY WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a Science Update to report on a significant discovery about planets orbiting other stars at 2:30 p.m. EST, Thursday, Nov. 13, in NASA's James E. Webb auditorium. This unique discovery, m ...Continue Reading

Apologies for mass mailing! Jorge Vazquez (JPL) and Chelle Gentemann (RSS) would like to invite you to participate in the International GHRSST Users Symposium to be held 28-29 May 2009 in Santa Rosa, CA. Please forward, or redistribute as you please, to your center, school faculty, colleagues, or student email lists. Grants are available for students! International GHRSST Data Users Symposium 28-29 May 2009, Santa Rosa, CA The Group for High-Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) project provides a new generatio ...Continue Reading

Nov. 06, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Emily Outen Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-7022 emily.s.outen@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-283 DIGITAL LEARNING NETWORK HOSTS WORLDWIDE VIRTUAL PARTY FOR NASA HAMPTON, Va. -- Schools all over the world will wish NASA a happy birthday as part of an all-day virtual birthday party through NASA's Digital Learning Network on Thursday, Nov. 13. The virtual party begins at 9 a.m. EST with live videoconference ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN QUEENSLAND In late October 2008, scattered fires burned across Queensland from Cape York Peninsula to the area around the city of Rockhampton. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=35822 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 06, 2008 (Posted on Nov 06, 2008 12:38 PM) -------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Nov. 04, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-282 NASA SELECTS ASTRONOMY STUDENT AMBASSADORS WASHINGTON -- Forty-six undergraduate and graduate students have been selected to represent NASA in their local communities as recipients of the agency's International Year of Astronomy, or IYA, Student Ambassadors Program. Two of the students were chosen to attend the opening ceremonies of an IYA event in Paris in January 2009. The students representing NA ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 03 November 2008. -- CROPS AND DROUGHT (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DROUGHT IN EASTERN ETHIOPIA Poor rains were forecast for eastern Ethiopia at the end of 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15120 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 29 2008 (Posted on Nov 03 2008 11:46AM) -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA Saharan dust blew across the Mediterranean Sea at the beginning of November 2008. * http://na ...Continue Reading

Nov. 04, 2008 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov; ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-281 FIRST ROCKET PARTS OF NASA'S NEW LAUNCH SYSTEM ARRIVE IN FLORIDA CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The first major flight hardware of the Ares I-X rocket has arrived in Florida to begin preparation for the inaugural test flight of the agenc ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 89 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. LEAD STS-126 STATION FLIGHT DIRECTOR AVAILABLE FOR LIVE TV INTERVIEWS 2. NASA TV TO AIR NEW SPACE STATION CREW MESSAGE ABOUT VOTING ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 15:07:34 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: LEAD STS-126 STATION FLIGHT DIRECTOR AVAILABLE FOR LIVE TV INTERVIEWS November 3, 2008 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Katherine Trin ...Continue Reading

Nov. 3, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-222 NASA ANNOUNCES SHUTTLE PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- News conferences, events and operating hours for the press center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Endeavour. Endeavour's STS-126 mission to the International Spa ...Continue Reading

Nov. 3, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-224 NASA TV TO AIR NEW SPACE STATION CREW MESSAGE ABOUT VOTING HOUSTON -- The two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station joined millions of Americans Monday in casting their ballots before Election Day. Expedition 18 Commander E. Michael Fincke and Flight Engineer Greg Chamitoff also t ...Continue Reading