July 17th 2007 PST
The following sections were updated since 13 July 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- NORTH AFRICAN DUST PLUME A dust storm crossed the border between Algeria and Mali on July 14, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14381 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 14 2007 (Posted on Jul 16 2007 12:21PM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- PLUME FROM GAMKONORA On July 7, 2007, the Gamkonora Volcano on Halmahera, Indonesia, began releasing plumes of ash. Two days later, it ...Continue Reading
July 17th 2007 PST
 * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *July 16, 2007*  *TOP STORY* *posted: July 16, 2007 01:04 pm EDT* *Planets Go 'Splat' on Stars*Mystery of powdery splotches on stars harboring exoplanets solved.Read More * MISSIONS/LAUNCHES* *Kepler Team Cuts Costs, Avoids Cancellation * *NASA's Exploration Chief to Step Down * * ...Continue Reading
July 17th 2007 PST
NASA Science News for July 16, 2007 Accelerating from 0 to 60, then slowing down for a stop light is no problem for an ordinary automobile. But if you were piloting a rocketship, it wouldn't be so easy. Most rocket engines are designed to burn full-on (liftoff!) or full-off (coasting through space) with no in-between. And that can be a problem--namely, how do you land this thing? In today's story we learn how engineers are developing technology for throttling next-generation lunar landers. FULL STORY at http://science. ...Continue Reading
July 14th 2007 PST
 * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *July 13, 2007*  *TOP STORY* *posted: July 13, 2007 12:15 pm EDT* *Curtain Call for the Evening Star*Venus has been a prominent evening object since last winter.Read More * MISSIONS/LAUNCHES* *Houston, We Have a Shuttle Typo * *NASA's Exploration Chief to Step Down * * ...Continue Reading
July 14th 2007 PST
Today's Top News Friday July 13, 2007 Sex to Earthquakes: What Causes Heart Attacks It helps to be aware of heart attack triggers, even if they are mundane. Deep Volcanic Fizz Forces Earth to Burp Warriors Once Occupied Dead Sea Scrolls Site Researchers Develop Regret-Free Tattoo Evolution Occurs in the Blink of an Eye advertisement Top Features Scientists Monitor Freak Mudflow Read More Talk, Talk, Talk: One Thing We Do Better than Apes Read More Luck Turn ...Continue Reading
July 14th 2007 PST
The following sections were updated since 12 July 2007. -- STORM (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- TYPHOON MAN-YI Typhoon Man-yi formed as a tropical depression in the western Pacific on July 8, 2007, near the islands of Micronesia. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14377 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 13 2007 (Posted on Jul 13 2007 1:28PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14376 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 12 2007 (Posted on Jul 12 2007 11:10AM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 update ...Continue Reading
July 14th 2007 PST
July 13, 2007 Beth Dickey/Melissa Mathews Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/1272 RELEASE: 07-154 SCOTT HOROWITZ ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE FROM NASA WASHINGTON - Scott J. "Doc" Horowitz, associate administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, has announced plans to leave the agency in October. Horowitz, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel who served as commander or pilot on four space shuttle missions, now leads NASA's efforts to develop the new family of spacecraft that will return a ...Continue Reading
July 13th 2007 PST
July 12, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-086 NASA SETS BRIEFING AND TV COVERAGE FOR STATION SPACEWALK HOUSTON - NASA will preview an upcoming spacewalk from the International Space Station and provide an update on other station activities at 1 p.m. CDT on July 18. NASA Television will provide live coverage of the briefing and the July 23 spacewalk. During the briefing from Johnson Space Center, media m ...Continue Reading
July 13th 2007 PST
July 12, 2007 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 Paul Foerman Stennis Space Center, Stennis, Miss. 228-688-1880 CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-029 NASA AWARDS MISSISSIPPI SPACE CENTER FACILITIES CONTRACT WASHINGTON - NASA has awarded a contract to Jacobs Technology Inc., of Tullahoma, Tenn., to provide facility operation services at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The contract has an estimated potential value of $561 million. The 10-year, cost-plus-incentive-fee contract has a three-year ...Continue Reading
July 13th 2007 PST
Today's Top News Thursday July 12, 2007 Deep Volcanic Fizz Forces Earth to Burp The mild eruptions of some volcanoes are driven by rising air bubbles. Warriors Once Occupied Dead Sea Scrolls Site Researchers Develop Regret-Free Tattoo Evolution Occurs in the Blink of an Eye How to Suppress Bad Memories advertisement Top Features Luck Turns Bad: First 7/7/7, Now Friday the 13th Read More Study: Women Are in Charge at Home Read More New Supercomputer is Fas ...Continue Reading
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