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[nh-announce] 03 August 2007 -- Natural Hazards Updates

August 4th 2007 PST

The following sections were updated since 02 August 2007. -- FLOOD (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FLOODS IN BANGLADESH Monsoon rain swelled rivers throughout Bangladesh starting in June 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14430 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 03 2007 (Posted on Aug 03 2007 12:46PM) FLOODING IN EASTERN INDIA India's annual monsoon triggered widespread flooding throughout the country in July and August 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14429 *** MODIS ...Continue Reading

Today on LiveScience.com, Secret to Toddler Vocabulary Explosion Revealed. August 2, 2007

August 3rd 2007 PST

Today's Top News Thursday August 2, 2007   Secret to Toddler Vocabulary Explosion Revealed High rate of word-learning in toddlers may not need complex mechanisms. Greatest Mysteries: How Does the Brain Work? Brown Clouds Add to Global Warming Sounds Like ... Apes Play Charades Subliminal Messages Fuel Anxiety advertisement Top Features 10 Ways to Green Your Home Read More The Top 10 Intrepid Explorers Read More Hiccups Get Shock Therapy Read More ...Continue Reading

NASA Extends Space Shuttle Main Engine Contract

August 3rd 2007 PST

Aug. 2, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Steve Roy Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 steven.e.roy@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-034 NASA EXTENDS SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINE CONTRACT WASHINGTON - NASA has signed a $975 million contract extension with Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne Inc., of Canoga Park, Calif., to maintain the agency's fleet of space shuttle main engines until the orbiter is retired in 2010. The contract began on ...Continue Reading

Cassini Finds Possible Origin of One of Saturn's Rings

August 3rd 2007 PST

Aug. 2, 2007 Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895 tabatha.thompson-1@nasa.gov Carolina Martinez Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-9382 carolina.martinez@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-168 CASSINI FINDS POSSIBLE ORIGIN OF ONE OF SATURN'S RINGS WASHINGTON - Cassini scientists may have identified the source of one of Saturn's more mysterious rings. Saturn's G ring likely is produced by relatively large, icy particles that reside within a bright arc on the ring's inner edge. The part ...Continue Reading

[nh-announce] 02 August 2007 -- Natural Hazards Updates

August 3rd 2007 PST

The following sections were updated since 01 August 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER THE GREAT LAKES Haze collected over the Great Lakes region at the end of July 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14424 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 31 2007 (Posted on Aug 01 2007 2:56PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN MONTANA AND IDAHO In the northern Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana, dozens of large, dangerous wildfires burned tens of thousands ...Continue Reading

Today on SPACE.com -- Thursday, August 2, 2007

August 3rd 2007 PST

 * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *August 2, 2007*      *TOP STORY* *posted: August 2, 2007 01:49 pm EDT* *Martian Dust: Evidence for Water and Life?*A Phoenix has reappeared at SETI, in the form of NASA's next Mars lander.Read More * MISSIONS/LAUNCHES* *NASA Orders Cabin Leak Fix for Shuttle Endeavour * *NASA Shows Patience as Priv ...Continue Reading

Today on LiveScience.com, Russia Claims North Pole in Global Race for Oil. August 1, 2007

August 2nd 2007 PST

Today's Top News Wednesday August 1, 2007   Russia Claims North Pole in Global Race for Oil Two Russian ships have reached the North Pole and will claim it for their country. Greatest Mysteries: What Makes a Scientist? Fossil Fin Sheds Light on Evolution of Limbs Scientists Create 12-Headed Jellyfish Brown Clouds Add to Global Warming advertisement Top Features Why We Have Sex: 237 Reasons Revealed Read More Top 10 Emerging Environmental Technologies Read More ...Continue Reading

NASA Selects Penn State to Lead National Education Initiative

August 2nd 2007 PST

Aug. 1, 2007 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Marny Skora Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-3315 marny.skora@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-035 NASA SELECTS PENN STATE TO LEAD NATIONAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE HAMPTON, Va. - NASA has selected the Pennsylvania State University's Center for Science and Schools in University Park to lead the agency's Aerospace Education Service Project, a comprehensive educational program designed to reach out to all 50 sta ...Continue Reading

[nh-announce] 01 August 2007 -- Natural Hazards Updates

August 2nd 2007 PST

The following sections were updated since 31 July 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER BEIJING Haze collected over the Beijing region in late July 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14420 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 27 2007 (Posted on Jul 31 2007 4:14PM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN SOUTH AFRICA Days of heavy rain brought floods to South Africa's Western Cape province in late July and early August 2007. * http://naturalhazards.n ...Continue Reading

Today on SPACE.com -- Wednesday, August 1, 2007

August 2nd 2007 PST

 * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *August 1, 2007*      *TOP STORY* *posted: August 1, 2007 12:07 pm EDT* *Orbiter Overhaul: NASA's New, Improved Space Shuttle Endeavour*After a years-long overhaul, NASA's Endeavour orbiter is a space shuttle reborn.Read More * MISSIONS/LAUNCHES* *Space Station Crew Jettisons Disposable Cargo Ship * ...Continue Reading
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