Today's Top News Monday June 25, 2007   Giant Ancient Penguins Liked it Hot Ancient penguins basked in balmy weather. Where are All the Hurricanes? Why Desalination Doesn't Work (Yet) Earth's Heat Keeps America Afloat Selfless Chimps Shed Light on Evolution of Altruism advertisement Top Features 10 Ways to Green Your Spending Read More Gallery: Backyard Bugs Read More VIDEO: Humor and the Sexes Read More Gallery: Great White Sharks ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 22 June 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST PLUME OFF THE COAST OF SUDAN On June 23, 2007, a dust storm began blowing off the coast of Sudan over the Red Sea. By the following day, the dust storm stretched across hundreds of kilometers. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14325 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 24 2007 (Posted on Jun 25 2007 1:07PM) DUST PLUME OFF WESTERN AFRICA Saharan dust blew off the west coast of Africa and over ...Continue Reading

June 22, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 07-142 SHUTTLE ATLANTIS CREW RETURNS HOME AFTER SUCCESSFUL MISSION EDWARDS, Calif. -- The space shuttle Atlantis and its crew are home after completing a 14-day journey of more than 5.8 million miles in space. Atlantis' STS-117 mission successfully increased the power capability of the International Space Station, preparing for the future delivery of European and Japanese laborator ...Continue Reading

Today's Top News Friday June 22, 2007   Meep-Meep! 'Road Runner' Dino Discovered A prehistoric dinosaur used its long legs to outrun predators. Rising Seas to Destroy U.S. Beaches EXCLUSIVE: Courthouse 'Ghost' Video Mystery Solved Thick Layer of Magma Found Under American Southwest Hitachi Creates Brain 'Remote Control' advertisement Top Features 10 Ways to Green Your Spending Read More Gallery: The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World Read More Gallery: Gre ...Continue Reading

June 22, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-26 NASA AWARDS PAYLOAD PROCESSING CONTRACT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Launch Services Program has awarded a pair of indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts to Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., and Spaceport Systems International in Colorado Springs, Colo. The companies will provide the necessary facilities to perform payload processing s ...Continue Reading

 * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *June 22, 2007*      *TOP STORY* *posted: June 22, 2007 12:02 pm EDT* *See Spica: A Sign of Summer*One way to mark the transition from spring to summer is to find the star Spica.Read More * MISSIONS/LAUNCHES* *24 Extra Hours in Space: What's an Astronaut to Do? * *Mission Atlantis: Shuttle Astronaut ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 21 June 2007. -- VOLCANO (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- ACTIVITY ON NYIRAGONGO On June 19, 2007, Mount Nyiragongo released a plume that blew southward over Lake Kivu. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14321 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 19 2007 (Posted on Jun 22 2007 12:10PM) VOLCANIC ACTIVITY ON MANAM The volcanic island of Manam, off the coast of mainland Papua New Guinea, released a plume in mid-June 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh. ...Continue Reading

June 21, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-71 NASA ANNOUNCES SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LANDING TIMES FOR FRIDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis' crew members are spending an extra day in orbit after weather Thursday at the prime landing site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., prevented them from coming home. The crew will have several opportunities to land Atlantis on Friday: two at Kennedy and thr ...Continue Reading

June 21, 2007 Beth Dickey/Melissa Mathews Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/1272 Kim Newton Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-25 NASA AUTHORIZES CONTRACT FOR ARES I MATERIALS WASHINGTON -- NASA has authorized a contract with a maximum value of $16.7 million with Alcoa North American Rolled Products of Bettendorf, Iowa, to supply aluminum lithium plates and metal ingots for early development of the Ares I crew launch vehicles upper stage. The firm fixed-price ...Continue Reading

Today's Top News Thursday June 21, 2007   Antarctic Icebergs Are 'Hotspots' for Marine Life Icebergs formed from Antarctic melting support teeming communities of life. Expedition Seeks Primordial Life Beneath the Arctic Solar Shingles Could Power Tomorrow's Homes Bone-Crushing Wolves Once Roamed Alaska Study: Older Siblings Have Higher IQs advertisement Top Features The Top 10 Intrepid Explorers Read More Gallery: The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World Read More ...Continue Reading