August 30th 2008 PDT
The following sections were updated since 28 August 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRE IN THE KALAHARI A large fire was burning near the western border of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana in late August 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15034 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 29 2008 (Posted on Aug 29 2008 1:25PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HURRICANE GUSTAV Gustav formed off the coast of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea on August 25, 2008. * ...Continue Reading
August 30th 2008 PDT
Aug. 29, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Michelle Alvarez AARP, Washington 202-390-0032 MAlvarez@aarp.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-162 NASA AND AARP CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF INSPIRATION, INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY WASHINGTON -- NASA will join AARP in their Life at 50+ National Event and Expo as the two organizations each celebrate a half of century of remarkable achievements. On Sept. 4, during the opening ceremony of the show at 9:30 a.m. EDT, NASA will pre ...Continue Reading
August 30th 2008 PDT
Aug. 29, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 jharring@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov Michael Walker American Museum of Natural History, New York 212-769-5766 mwalker@amnh.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-161 NASA TO ANNOUNCE NEW CARL SAGAN FELLOWSHIPS WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news conference on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 10:30 a.m. EDT, at the Rose Center for Earth and Space, Cullman Hall of the Universe, A ...Continue Reading
August 29th 2008 PDT
Aug. 28, 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: M08-160 NASA UPDATES SHUTTLE ATLANTIS' MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD TUESDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Atlantis is targeted to lift off Oct. 8 on an 11-day mission to serv ...Continue Reading
August 29th 2008 PDT
The following sections were updated since 27 August 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CENTRAL SOUTH AMERICA Hundreds of fires agricultural or land-clearing fires were burning in central South America on August 26, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15032 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 26 2008 (Posted on Aug 28 2008 8:57AM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HURRICANE GUSTAV Hurricane Gustav formed off the coast of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea on August 25, ...Continue Reading
August 29th 2008 PDT
Aug. 28, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Shannon Rush Challenger Center for Space Science Education, Alexandria, Va. 888-683-9740 srush@challenger.org RELEASE: 08-217 NASA AND CHALLENGER CENTER COMBINING EFFORTS FOR STUDENTS WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Challenger Center for Space Science Education, Alexandria, Va., announced Thursday a cooperative Space Act Agreement to work together to encourage students to focus more on scien ...Continue Reading
August 28th 2008 PDT
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
August 27th 2008 PDT
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
August 27th 2008 PDT
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
August 27th 2008 PDT
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
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