Nov. 6, 2007 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 agle@jpl.nasa.gov Denize Springer San Francisco State University, Calif. 415-405-3803 denize@sfsu.edu Bob Sanders University of California, Berkeley 510-643-6998 rsanders@berkeley.edu RELEASE: 07-248 SCIENTISTS DISCOVER RECORD FIFTH PLANET ORBITING NEARBY STAR WASHINGTON - Astronomers have announced the discovery of a fifth planet circling 55 Cancri, ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 05 November 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE RED SEA A dust plume blew off the coast of Saudi Arabia and over the Red Sea on November 3, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14609 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Nov 03 2005 (Posted on Nov 05 2007 3:49PM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM NOEL FLOODS CARIBBEAN ISLANDS Tropical Storm Noel left floods and landslides in its wake after crossing Hi ...Continue Reading

Nov. 6, 2007 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Laura Holtman Denver Museum of Nature & Science 303-370-6407 laura.holtman@dmns.org RELEASE: M07-154 NASA HONORS APOLLO ASTRONAUT SCOTT CARPENTER DENVER - NASA will honor Mercury astronaut and retired Navy Commander Scott Carpenter with the presentation of an Ambassador of Exploration Award for his involvement in the U.S. space program. Carpenter will receive the award during a evening ceremony on Nov. 10 at the Denver ...Continue Reading

<<flyer-mars wars.doc>> The NASA History Division is pleased to announce the release of/ Mars Wars:  The Rise and Fall of the Space Exploration Initiative/ (NASA SP-2007-4410) by Thor Hogan.  This analytical policy history explains how and why President George H.W. Bush's 1989 plan for space exploration never came to full fruition.  This book is available for public sale and a pdf version is also at _http://history.nasa.gov/sp4410.pdf_ online.  More details about the book including ...Continue Reading

Nov. 5, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-153 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY SET TO LAND WEDNESDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Discovery crew is scheduled to complete a 15-day mission to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Wednesday, Nov. 7. The STS-120 mission began Oct. 23 and delivered the Ha ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 02 November 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER EASTERN CHINA Haze spread through eastern China in early November 2007, continuing the pattern from October. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14608 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Nov 05 2007 (Posted on Nov 05 2007 12:54PM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO Days of heavy rains inundated southeastern Mexico in late October and early Novembe ...Continue Reading

Nov. 2, 2007 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Jenna Mills Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-0185 jenna.c.mills@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-053 NASA SELECTS USRA TO LEAD NATIONAL EDUCATION INTERNSHIP PROJECT HOUSTON - NASA has selected the Universities Space Research Association of Columbia, Md., to lead the agency's Undergraduate Student Research Project (USRP). The project is a national comprehensive educational initiative designed to provide real-world ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 01 November 2007. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Driven by Santa Ana winds, several large wildfires flared across Southern California over the weekend of October 20, 2007. Before winds died down late in the week, the fires burned hundreds of thousands of acres and forced at least half a million people from their homes. Smoke caused unhealthy air quality in many areas. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14603 *** RSI( ...Continue Reading

Nov. 1, 2007 June Malone/Melissa Mathews Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1071/1272 june.e.malone@nasa.gov, melissa.mathews-1@nasa.gov Steve Roy Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 steven.e.roy@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-247 SUCCESSFUL ROCKET MOTOR TEST HELPS NASA'S SHUTTLE AND ARES I HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - NASA's Space Shuttle Program successfully fired a four-segment reusable solid rocket motor Thursday, Nov. 1, at a Utah test facility. The two-minute test provided important information for cont ...Continue Reading

Nov. 1, 2007 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: M07-152 NASA UPDATES BRIEFING SCHEDULE TO PREVIEW NEXT SHUTTLE MISSION HOUSTON - NASA briefings on the next space shuttle mission have been rescheduled to Friday, Nov. 16. The daylong series of media briefings from the Johnson Space Center will begin at 8 a.m. CST. Shuttle Atlantis' 11-day mission, designated STS-122, is ...Continue Reading