March 27th 2008 PDT
March 26, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Carolina Martinez Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-9382 carolina.martinez@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-089 CASSINI TASTES ORGANIC MATERIAL AT SATURN'S GEYSER MOON PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft tasted and sampled a surprising organic brew erupting in geyser-like fashion from Saturn's moon Enceladus during a close flyby on March 12. Scientists are amazed that this tiny moon is so active, " ...Continue Reading
March 27th 2008 PDT
The following sections were updated since 25 March 2008. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS ON THE YELLOW RIVER Ice blocked the flow of the Yellow River in northern China, resulting in floods that forced 13,000 from their homes in March 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14755 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 24 2008 (Posted on Mar 26 2008 1:27PM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- VOG FROM KILAUEA In late March 2008, Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's big island released ...Continue Reading
March 27th 2008 PDT
March 26, 2008 Bob Jacobs/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600/1726 bob.jacobs@nasa.gov, dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Edward Campion Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0697 edward.s.campion.1@gsfc.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-088 NASA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE LEADERSHIP CHANGES WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Michael D. Griffin issued the following statement Wednesday regarding the announcement that Dr. S. Alan Stern, NASA associate administrator for the Science Miss ...Continue Reading
March 26th 2008 PDT
March 25, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-065 NASA AIRS NEW SPACECRAFT'S MANEUVERS AND DOCKING TO SPACE STATION HOUSTON -- Less than three weeks after its maiden launch, the European Space Agency's Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle, or ATV, is set to begin a series of automated approaches and make an eventual docking with the International Space Sta ...Continue Reading
March 26th 2008 PDT
March 24, 2008 Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895 tabatha.thompson-1@nasa.gov Beth Bishop Saint Louis Science Center 314-267-9916 ebishop@slsc.org RELEASE: 08-087 NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR AND MISSOURI LT. GOV. DISCUSS BENEFITS OF SPACE EXPLORATION AT ST. LOUIS FUTURE FORUM ST. LOUIS - NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder discussed how space exploration gives Missourians a more competitive economy and better quality of life Tuesday during a NASA Future Forum in St. ...Continue Reading
March 25th 2008 PDT
March 24, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kenedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-064 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR TO LAND WEDNESDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Endeavour crew is expected to complete its 16-day flight to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, March 26. The STS-123 mission began March 11 and delivered the first segment ...Continue Reading
March 25th 2008 PDT
March 24, 2008 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Amy Hartley Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks 907-474-5823 amy.hartley@gi.alaska.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-063 NASA TO HOST MEDIA DAY DURING ARCTIC AIRBORNE CAMPAIGN IN ALASKA WASHINGTON - NASA will host a media day in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Monday, April 14, to provide reporters with a behind-the-scenes view of the largest airborne experiment ever conducted to study the impact of air pollution on the Arct ...Continue Reading
March 22nd 2008 PDT
The following sections were updated since 20 March 2008. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FLOODS IN THE U.S. MIDWEST Widespread flooding swept across the midwestern United States in the wake of a powerful early spring storm. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14753 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 20 2008 (Posted on Mar 21 2008 12:19PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14752 *** (TRMM) image from Mar 20 2008 (Posted on Mar 21 2008 10:34AM) ------------------------------ ...Continue Reading
March 22nd 2008 PDT
March 21, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Bill Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 william.p.jeffs@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-062 NASA MOVES ENDEAVOUR, SPACE STATION CREW NEWS CONFERENCE HOUSTON - The news conference with the 10 crew members aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station, originally scheduled for 11:18 p.m. CDT Sunday, March 23, has been moved to an hour earlier, and will begin at 10:18 p.m. The change in ti ...Continue Reading
March 21st 2008 PDT
March 20, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Robert Naeye / Rob Gutro Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-4453/4044 RELEASE: 08-086 NASA SATELLITE DETECTS RECORD GAMMA RAY BURST EXPLOSION HALFWAY ACROSS UNIVERSE WASHINGTON - A powerful stellar explosion detected March 19 by NASA's Swift satellite has shattered the record for the most distant object that could be seen with the naked eye. The explosion was a gamma ray burst. Most gamma ray bursts occ ...Continue Reading
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